Sprint, T-Mobile Possible Alliance

US telecommunications firm Sprint is exploring a possible alliance with cable companies Comcast and Charter Communications that could boost their wireless plans, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, AFP reported. An agreement for exclusive talks between the companies in the coming weeks has put merger talks between Sprint and T-Mobile on pause, according to the report, which cited people with knowledge of the discussions. Under the potential arrangements, Charter and Comcast could get advantageous terms for using Sprint’s wireless network. A source close to the matter told AFP it was a matter of negotiating a “network use agreement”.