@Stormin, I was thinking something similar since Deustch Telekom cannot be pleased with the Under-performance of Tmo...they might be willing to talk a deal. But my gut feeling says domination. Note DT's dominance of the Euro market...
If DT were to hold onto Tmo, buy Sprint which has Boost Mobile, Virgin and Nextel, they could rival Verizon in the US. If Verizon were to buy Sprint, it would be bad for consumers...no competition means no deals on phones, plans or service for that matter. I think DT's purchase of Sprint thus gaining a multi-capable network (GSM/CDMA/WiMax et al [think domination]) in the U.S. market is more likely the plan afoot. I don't for one minute believe that Sprint's stock rose on account of it's acquisition of Virgin...there is a bigger fish frying somewhere.
This merger rumor might also explain why DT appears not to be throwing money behind a better phone lineup for Tmo. Always before a merger, spending is decreased to gather resources. In Tmo's case, spending appears to have halted,