--- description: Dish Network and T-Mobile are close to a merger agreement that would mark another instance of recent U.S. media consolidation deals. title: T-Mobile and Dish Network Reportedly Nearing Merger image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540602de759a6ec8/69869e71169ab05ab927a9d9/dish-ae.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [deals](/tag/deals/) ## deals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # T-Mobile and Dish Network Are Nearing a Merger, According to Reports by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 4, 2015 9:25 AM CUT  Justin Preziosi, field service specialist for Dish Network Corp., installs a satellite television system at a residence in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Justin Preziosi, field service specialist for Dish Network Corp., installs a satellite television system at a residence in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 4, 2015 9:25 AM CUT Dish Network and T-Mobile are close to a [merger](http://www.wsj.com/articles/dish-network-in-merger-talks-with-t-mobile-us-1433383285 "undefined") agreement that would mark another instance of recent consolidation deals amongst U.S. communications companies as traditional media grapples with changing business dynamics in the Internet era, reported the _Wall Street Journal_ on Wednesday. According to the _Journal_, semantics over the end price and cash versus stocks considerations have not been agreed upon. The deal comes on the heels of a pair of major agreements—the $49 billion deal between AT&T and DirectTV, and a $67 billion agreement between Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. [Read more](http://www.wsj.com/articles/dish-network-in-merger-talks-with-t-mobile-us-1433383285 "undefined") details about the merger at the _Wall Street Journal_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3908508/communication-mergers-dish-network-t-mobile/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3908508/communication-mergers-dish-network-t-mobile/"},"headline":"T-Mobile and Dish Network Are Nearing a Merger, According to Reports","datePublished":"2015-06-04T09:25:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:53:54.294Z","description":"Purchase price and stock options have not been agreed upon","url":"https://time.com/3908508/communication-mergers-dish-network-t-mobile/","keywords":["deals","T-Mobile","Business topic","Time Warner Cable","Companies","AT&T","dish network","wall street journal"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540602de759a6ec8/69869e71169ab05ab927a9d9/dish-ae.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540602de759a6ec8/69869e71169ab05ab927a9d9/dish-ae.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ride Along With During A Dish Network Installation Amidst A Pay-TV Merger Speculation","caption":"Ride Along With During A Dish Network Installation Amidst A Pay-TV Merger Speculation","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/deals/","name":"deals"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3908508/communication-mergers-dish-network-t-mobile/","name":"T-Mobile and Dish Network Are Nearing a Merger, According to Reports"}}]}] ```