Sprint is the third largest long distance provider in US and it also holds the majority stake in Clearwire which incidentally is the largest wireless broadband network. The company was initiated in 2005 when the Nextel was purchased by Sprint. Sprint was operating by using two separate wireless network technologies, CDMA (for Sprint and Virgin Mobile subscribers) and iDEN (for Nextel and most Boost Mobile subscribers). But, in 2009 it made an agreement to outsource management of its wireless networks to Ericsson. Its headquarters is based in Overland Park, Kansas. Presently it has 48.1 million subscribers in United States. Sprint’s key business units are the global markets division, the local division and other sundry businesses. It is referred as a Tier 1 internet provider and is categorized in the category of U.S internet back bone.

The focus of its global market segment is on long distance communications and broadband facilities, while the focus of its local segment is in local communications and other services within the territories. Sprint’s local decision was named by Embarq which was made as a separate company in 2006 comprising of some local companies that serves around 8, 1 million network lines in 18 states.

Address and Contact Details:

6200 Sprint Pkwy.

Overland Park, KS

66251

United States

Phone: 913-624-6000

Toll Free: 800-639-6111

Product Range

Landline Phone lines.

Networking

Internet & IP Wireless Phone and solutions.

Wireless Data

Relay Services

Conferencing

Areas Serviced:

Sprint is mainly focused to United States or one of a leading Mobile phone services and Internet carrier provider with a worldwide presence. Presently it has around 48.1 million subscribers in United States.

Senior management at Sprint includes the following executives

Dan Hesse                                                                 Chief Executive Officer

Robert H. Brust                                                         Chief Financial Officer

Danny Bowman                                                        President, Integrated Solutions Group

Paget L. Alves                                                           President, Business Markets Group

Matt Carter                                                                President, 4G

Keith Cowan                                                             President, Strategy Initiatives

Daniel P. Dooley III                                                  President, Sprint Wholesale Solutions

Bob Johnson                                                             Chief Service Officer

Robert H. Johnson                                                     President, CDMA Business Unit

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Cost of Products:

Sprint Palm Pre – Black                                                 $129.99

Sprint Blackberry Tour 9630 – Black                            $99.99

Sprint Samsung Intrepid – Black                                   $149.99

Sprint Palm Treo Pro in Black                                       $64.99

Sprint HTC Snap in Black                                             $49.99

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Pros:

• Competitive family fair and flexible plans including Unlimited Mobile to Mobile calling to any Sprint user.
• Provision of multi tasking
• Home Screen Panels ready to bear widgets & shortcuts galore

Cons:

• The carrier’s PCS technology uses a digital network that operates on a higher frequency than most original cell phone networks.
• Sprint allows 14 days to try out your cell phone, the least amount of time allowed for a trial period.
• Sprint does not offer any prepaid cell phones
• Persisting hardware bugs across most manufacturers ranging from signal quality, internet connection, screen quality, camera quality, etc.
• Lot of constraints in choosing the plans.

Complaints:

• Incidences of early termination on non payment fees.
• Occasional carelessness on the part of customer service reported.