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Sprint In Talks With Comcast And Charter Over Wireless Deal

NPR
Published June 27, 2017 at 1:33 PM EDT
The Sprint logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Sprint climbed 5.8 percent following a published report suggesting the mobile phone company is in talks with Charter Communications and Comcast Corp. on a deal that could enable the cable operators to buy a stake in Sprint. (Richard Drew/AP)
The Sprint logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Sprint climbed 5.8 percent following a published report suggesting the mobile phone company is in talks with Charter Communications and Comcast Corp. on a deal that could enable the cable operators to buy a stake in Sprint. (Richard Drew/AP)

Shares in Sprint rose Tuesday morning on the news that the wireless company is talking with Comcast and Charter Communications about a possible partnership.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Jason Bellini (@jasonbellini) of The Wall Street Journal about the potential collaboration.

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