Sprint inks 4G LTE agreements with 15 new rural network telecoms

Sprint announced its 4G LTE agreements with 15 additional rural and regional network carriers.

As per the Rural Roaming Preferred Provider program, smaller carriers will have access to high speed mobile broadband solutions from Sprint which has a nationwide 4G LTE network. This apart, they will benefit from handsets as well.

The program now includes 27 carriers, extending coverage in 27 states, over 565,000 square miles and a population of more than 38 million people.

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New 15 carriers 

Bluegrass Cellular, serving Kentucky

Blue Wireless, serving New York and Pennsylvania

Pine Belt Wireless, serving Alabama

Pioneer Cellular, serving Oklahoma and Kansas

Public Service Wireless, serving Alabama and Georgia

Syringa Wireless, serving Idaho

Rural Independent Network Alliance (RINA) members and their partners:

STRATA Networks, serving Utah, Wyoming and Colorado

Silver Star Wireless, serving Wyoming and Idaho

All West Wireless Inc., serving Wyoming and Utah

NNTC, serving Colorado

Snake River Personal Communications Service, serving Oregon

CTC Telecom Inc., serving Idaho

South Central Communications Inc., serving Utah

Custer Telephone Wireless, serving Idaho

Breakaway Wireless, serving Utah

Besides reducing roaming costs for carriers and improving competition, the Rural Roaming Preferred Provider program enhances Sprint’s telecom coverage footprint by giving its customers the ability to roam on participating carriers’ networks, said Michael C. Schwartz, senior vice president of Corporate and Business Development at Sprint.

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