CNN News: Sprint和T-Mobile接近達(dá)成協(xié)議

What modern telecommunications company traces its roots back to the Brown Telephone Company?

以下哪個(gè)現(xiàn)代電信公司可以追溯到布朗電話公司?

Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile.

斯普林特(Sprint)、美國電話電報(bào)公司、威瑞森、德國電信公司

Brown Telephone founded in 1899 is a part of the history of Sprint Corporation.

1899年成立的布朗電話公司曾是斯普林特公司一部分。

That could include T-Mobile too, if the proposed $26 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile goes through. The companies say this would make it easier for them to build a fifth generation network across America that`s better known as 5G. It would mean faster Internet speeds for mobile devices like smart phones.

如果Sprint和T-Mobile之間的260億美元合并計(jì)劃通過的話，這也可能包括T-Mobile。這些公司表示，這將使他們更容易在全美建立第五代網(wǎng)絡(luò)，即5G。這將意味著智能手機(jī)等移動設(shè)備的網(wǎng)速會更快。

The merger would also help the new Sprint/T-Mobile company better compete with Verizon and AT&T who currently dominate the U.S. market. T-Mobile CEO says the merger would create jobs and lower prices for consumers.

合并還將幫助新的Sprint/T-Mobile公司更好地與目前主導(dǎo)美國市場的Verizon和AT&T競爭。T-Mobile的首席執(zhí)行官表示，合并將創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會，并降低消費(fèi)者的價(jià)格。

Some Wall Street analysts say it would have the opposite effects. Either way, it would reduce the number of wireless carriers in America. The new company, Verizon, and AT&T would be the only three.

一些華爾街分析師表示，這將產(chǎn)生相反的效果。無論哪種方式，它都會減少美國的無線運(yùn)營商數(shù)量。新公司、Verizon和AT&T將是唯一的三家公司。

Major business mergers need U.S. government approval to go through, though. And that`s not a given. The Trump administration is currently suing to block AT&T from buying Time Warner. That`s the parent company of CNN.

不過，重大的商業(yè)合并需要美國政府的批準(zhǔn)才能通過。但目前尚不確定。特朗普政府目前正在起訴阻止AT&T收購時(shí)代華納，時(shí)代華納這是CNN的總公司