North Dakota Selects Sprint to Provide Communication Services
Posted on: Monday, 22 September 2003, 06:00 CDT
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint announced today that it has signed a three-year communications services agreement with the State of North Dakota that makes Sprint the sole provider of all the state's toll-free traffic. The previous contract holder was AT&T. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO ) The agreement will allow Sprint to deliver voice services for North Dakota's 200-plus toll-free lines, which are used to provide citizens multiple services throughout the State. "Sprint provided the state with a competitive and professional bid for these services," said Daniel Sipes, North Dakota's Director of Administrative Services. "We look forward to working with Sprint as a partner for these services in the coming years." "Sprint has been a trusted source for state governments for years because we're a dependable provider that can develop best-in-class solutions to meet government's needs," said Tony D'Agata, vice president and general manager for Sprint's Government Systems Division. "Sprint is proud to be the provider of toll-free services to the State of North Dakota and looks forward to meeting future telecommunications needs for the state." Sprint Government Systems Division (GSD) is based in Herndon, Va., ( http://www.sprint.com/gsd ) and offers the full range of Sprint product and service offerings for federal and state government customers. About Sprint Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million business and residential customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 70,000 employees worldwide and nearly $27 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local voice and data services in 18 states and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/ . Logo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO CONTACT: Steve Lunceford of Sprint, +1-703-904-2073,
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