T-Mobile and Sprint pause merger talks to boost their joint efforts against robocalls

While and create a fierce competitor for the Verizon/AT&T market duopoly, T-Mobile and Sprint are joining forces to take their fight against robocalls and scammers to the next level.

The nation's third and fourth-largest wireless service providers, as well as the number one and two industry players, have already taken various steps on their own to curb the number-spoofing plague that's been spreading for so long, reaching unimaginable heights in recent years.

But efforts like , , and can only go so far as long as they don't work across networks. ...