epa06702576 Marcelo Claure (L), the CEO of Sprint, and John Legere, the CEO of T-Mobile, give each other a high five will being interviewed about T-Mobile's proposed buyout of Sprint at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, New York, USA, 30 April 2018. Reports state that, T-Mobile and Sprint on 29 April 2018 announced plans to merge in a deal valued at some 146 billion US dollars. The deal that will face regulatory scrutiny by US authorities, would combine the third and fourth largest US wireless carriers and have some 127 million subscribers. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
