Sprint and T-Mobile Reportedly Renew Merger Talks According to the Wall Street Journal, the two telecommunication giants have restarted talks after a five month hiatus. The first set of merger discussions fell apart after the two companies reportedly couldn’t agree on who would control the merged company. The share prices for both Sprint and T-Mobile rose on Tuesday, going up 17 percent and 8.1 percent respectively. Neither company has yet to comment on the report.