Sprint, T-Mobile agree to $26 billion merger

Last Updated: Apr 30 2018 | 10:06 AM IST

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New Delhi, Apr 30 (ANI): T-Mobile and Sprint announced on April 29 that they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal as they aim to fight top competitors Verizon Wireless and ATandT. Those two stand well ahead of Sprint and T-Mobile in preparing for 5G technology, which is expected to have speeds necessary to power drones and self-driving cars. The $26 billion all-stock deal gives T-Mobile majority owner Deutsche Telekom 42 percent of the company and control of the board. The New York Times reports the new firm will retain the T-Mobile name and be run by its current CEO John Legere. Japan's SoftBank Group, which controls Sprint, would own 27 percent of the merged firm and have four board seats.