fourth-largest wireless carriers, respectively, said on Saturday that they have ceased discussions about a possible merger. Up until a week ago, people in the industry and on Wall Street assumed the two would get together, forming a potentially stronger combined company to take on larger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T. That's no longer happening. The result is things are going back to the status quo, with four national carriers and a lot of competition -- but a large gap between the top two and bottom two main carriers. https://www.cnet.com/news/how-the-t-mobile-sprint-breakup-affects-you/