Fourth article about Sprint's ION network.
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Sprint unveils consumer ION service
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
June 21, 1999, 1:15 p.m. PT
Sprint said today it would expand its one-stop-shopping mix of broadband Internet and advanced telephone services to the residential market, starting in three cities this fall.
The consumer service will initially be rolled out in Seattle, Denver, and Kansas City this fall. Sprint will use high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL) telephone wires and wireless technology to provide residential Net access.
Sprint has been testing the service with consumers in Gardner, Kansas, for the past two years, doubling the size of its trial this month, the company said.
Analysts said the ION service would be unlikely to appeal to the mass market soon, however.
"I see this as an important baby step," said Jupiter Communications senior analyst Abhi Chaki last week. "But by the nature of the service, the people who end up taking it will be the small businesses and home offices."
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