Inside the failed T-Mobile-Sprint talks

Yesterday, we told you that merger talks between Sprint and T-Mobile had been called off for good, despite the strong possibility that such a deal would have created a financially sound carrier that could challenge Verizon and AT&T. So what happened to the deal that turned what many considered a sure thing, into just another failed attempt to merge the numbers 3 and 4 stateside carriers?

According to the Wall Street Journal, blame for the failure to combine T-Mobile and Sprint should be placed on SoftBank CEO and Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son. The executive had it in his mind that he ...