Sprint and Dish merger talks halt, final dish offer due on June 18

Merger talks between Dish Network and Sprint seem to have come to an impasse. According to sources familiar with the matter, a number of disagreements have scuttled the multi-billion dollar deal, including several reverse-breakup fees payable if the takeover failed to achieve regulatory approval. Sprint claims that Dish failed to generate an “actionable” bid for the company. The inability to make a deal puts the matter back into SoftBank’s hands, who offered $21.6 billion to acquire the carrier in October….