SoftBank Eyes Merger With T-Mobile as 'Plan B'
June 08, 2013 at 00:25 AM EDT
SoftBank Corp is in talks with Deutsche Telekom over a possible deal for T-Mobile US, as the Japanese company looks for alternatives to enter the U.S. wireless market if its $20.1 billion deal with Sprint Nextel Corp falls apart, according to three sources familiar with the situation on Friday.