https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile-us/t-mobile-sprint-say-26-billion-deal-would-give-u-s-tech-lead-over-china-idUSKBN1I00PH

T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp said on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help the United States beat China to creating the next generation mobile network.