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.
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.
