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Sprint Announces Arrangement With Comcast to Provide Connectivity Services for Comcast Digital Voice

Posted on: Thursday, 28 July 2005, 09:00 CDT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint today announced an arrangement with Comcast, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, to provide connectivity between traditional phone providers and Comcast Digital Voice in select markets.

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Through this agreement, Sprint will provide connectivity for Comcast Digital Voice, Comcast's new voice service using Internet protocol. This deal represents Sprint's continued expansion into the cable market. Sprint is leveraging its communications assets and expertise to help deliver voice services to the cable industry.

"We are pleased to be working with Sprint, which has an extensive backbone capable of supporting Comcast's differentiated IP-enabled voice service offering throughout our extensive footprint," said Catherine Avgiris, senior vice president, finance and administration of Comcast Voice Services. "As we aggressively deploy Comcast Digital Voice, we are working to make sure our customers enjoy the quality experience they come to expect from Comcast."

"Sprint looks forward to supporting Comcast's telecommunications needs," said Jim Patterson, vice president -- Carrier, Cable and Wholesale Markets, Sprint. "Our relationship with one of the largest cable telephony providers serves as a valuable testament to our broad telecom expertise and management capabilities."

About Sprint

Sprint offers an extensive range of innovative communication products and solutions, including global IP, wireless, local and multiproduct bundles. A Fortune 100 company with more than $27 billion in annual revenues in 2004, 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; an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone; and one of the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide wireless networks in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/mr .

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation ( http://www.comcast.com/ ) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.5 million cable customers, 7.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 1.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.

The Company's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four Comcast SportsNets. The Company also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

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CONTACT: Amy Schiska-Lombard, of Sprint, +1-913-794-2947,amy.k.schiska@mail.sprint.com , or Jeanne Russo, of Comcast Corporation,+1-215-981-8552, Jeanne_Russo@Comcast.com

Web site: http://www.sprint.com/mrhttp://www.comcast.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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