Below is a press release:
Sprint PCS(SM) Begins Launching First Markets in Nationwide Service
PR Newswire - December 13, 1996 16:21
Sprint PCS CEO Andrew Sukawaty to Announce Launch Activities on Teleconference
WHAT: Sprint PCS Chief Executive Officer Andrew Sukawaty will hold a
teleconference from Kansas City to announce the launch of Sprint PCS.
WHO: Sprint PCS, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, is building the
country's first 100-percent digital, 100-percent PCS nationwide wireless network. When fully deployed, the Sprint PCS network will encompass 65 cities coast-to-coast, including 35 of the top 50 U.S. metropolitan areas. Sprint PCS is an unprecedented joint venture of Sprint Corporation, Tele- Communications, Inc. (TCI) Cox Communications and Comcast Corporation. The partnership and its affiliates have licenses to provide PCS service in 33 Major Trading Areas with an aggregate population of 190 million making it
potentially one of the largest wireless communications providers in the U.S.
WHEN: Monday, December 16, 1996
10 a.m. -- 11 a.m. (CST)
INTERVIEWS: To hear Andrew Sukawaty's remarks and ask questions of him, Sprint PCS Chief Financial Officer Robert Neumeister and Sprint PCS Chief Operations Officer Al Kurtze, call 1-800-659-4363. The call will begin at 10 a.m. (CST), and reporters and analysts should plan to call 5-10 minutes prior to the call.
TELECONFERENCE REPLAY: A taped replay of the Sprint PCS teleconference will be available at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. (CST). For the 12 p.m. replay, call 1-800-377-4540 and use confirmation number 1650391. For the 2 p.m. replay, call 1-800-473-8798 and use confirmation number 1650407.
CONTACTS: Tom Murphy of Sprint PCS, 816-559-6703, Pager: 888-347-1660
(SM)Sprint PCS and Sprint Personal Communication Services are service
marks of Sprint Communications Company L.P. used under license.
SOURCE Sprint PCS
PRNewswire -- Dec. 13 |
