He's actually gotten a little less ridiculous while at this new firm he's started. Like actually acknowledging that you can't raise cable rates indefinitely, etc. If he's carried water for anyone over the years it has been cable.
Instead of a Merger why don't Sonny fix Sprint and make its coverage and data speed on par with the big 2 instead of spending money on T-Mobile. And while he is at it change Sprints name to longevity or something that reflects its real assets - Mega Spectrum / Little coverage.