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Allan C. Nichols
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Reports Regarding a Sprint and T-Mobile U.S. Tie-Up Return; No FVE Changes as Odds Remain Poor

The Wall Street Journal reported on April 10 that Sprint and T-Mobile US are once again in discussions regarding a merger. We continue to believe that strategically a merger would be in the best interest of both companies. However, consummating such a transaction has been fraught with difficulty, and we don’t see that changing. The last talks ended when Softbank demanded control of the combined company. We think this is a ridiculous requirement and will never get past Deutsche Telekom, the contr...
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Sprint Corp.

Sprint is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a communications company providing wireless and wireline communications products and services to consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers. The company has two segments: Wireless, which provides wireless services on a postpaid and prepaid payment basis to retail subscribers and also on a wholesale basis, including the sale of wireless services that utilize the company's network but are sold under the wholesaler's brand; and Wireline, which provides a suite of wireline communication services to other communications companies and targeted business customers, as well as voice, data and internet protocol communication services.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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