T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile for $1.35 billion

T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile for $1.35 billion

The Yahoo Finance Live team discusses T-Mobile's plan to acquire Mint Mobile.

T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile for $1.35 billion
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