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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: T-Mobile, Dish Network in Merger Talks, Says WSJ [Watch (HLS stream): T-Mobile, Dish Network in Merger Talks, Says WSJ](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/kcXY5Wg0.m3u8) (1:54)  _Published 2015-06-04. T-Mobile and Dish Network are in talks to merge, though talks are still in "the formative stage."_ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:21 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Could Mean One Mega-Network for Customers](/video/5BB9DMg4/) ### Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Could Mean One Mega-Network for Customers [Dish Network Drops Fox News As Negotiations Fail](/video/NawOq1MQ/) ### Dish Network Drops Fox News As Negotiations Fail [CBS, Dish Network Locked In Stalemate Over Contract Extension](/video/3blJbItN/) ### CBS, Dish Network Locked In Stalemate Over Contract Extension --- ## Transcript We may have another merger on our hands. T- Mobile and DISH Network are reportedly in talks, although those talks are currently in the formative stage. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, if T- Mobile and DISH Network are able to agree on a merger they've already ironed out leadership details. I've got a lot of **** on my mind. [ MUSIC ] This is the part where you're supposed to smile. T- Mobile's offbeat CEO, John Legere, will keep his C level title moving into position as th CEO of the combined companies. And Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen will serve as Chairman of the Board. Interestingly here's what he had to say about the recent failed Comcast Time Warner deal. I think it should be blocked. And the reason is I don't think you can take that connectivity, you can't give one company over the majority of the homes in the United States. So what can the companies gain from a possible merger? The journal suggests it has a whole lot to do with wireless connectivity. Dish has billions of dollars of wireless licenses. And T- Mobile has the cell network to put those licenses to use. A bigger better network gives the company plenty of space for new subscribers. Rico paints a much more desperate picture for the merger though. A deal between Dish and T- Mobile is akin to two people who hook up because they are the last ones left in the bar at Closing time. That's because loads of merger opportunities have fallen to the wayside. AT & T has found a partner in DirecTV. Charter has Time Warner Cable, and T- Mobile failed to join with Sprint in the past. Still, Variety remains a bit uncertain about the deal. While pointing to Ergen's reputation as a negotiator. Dish has tangled recently with both Time Warner and 21st Century Fox, letting popular cable networks like CNN and Fox News Channel go dark as DIsh and those companies haggled over carriage terms. 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