Sprint Looks Serious About Rolling Out 4G Network Access in 2009

You have to give credit where credit is due. Sprint isn’t ceding wireless victory to AT&T or Verizon anytime soon if we can believe their recent press releases…

Sprint Extends 4G Leadership by Announcing Additional U.S. Markets for Sprint 4G

Sprint previously announced that their 4G (WiMax) network will be available in the following towns during 2009: Atlanta; Chicago; Dallas-Fort Worth; Honolulu; Las Vegas; Portland, Ore.; Philadelphia and Seattle. (Baltimore was first in 2008).

Another 17 join that list for the 2009 4G rollout: Abilene, Texas; Amarillo, Texas; Austin, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; Charlotte, N.C.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Greensboro, N.C.; Killeen-Temple, Texas; Lubbock, Texas; Maui, Hawaii; Midland-Odessa, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; Salem, Ore.; San Antonio, Texas; Waco, Texas; and Wichita Falls, Texas.

And, Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. will join the 4G party in 2010.

You can find more info about Sprint 4G at:

www.sprint.com/4G

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