State of Minnesota Selects Sprint to Enhance Network Backbone
Posted on: Monday, 20 September 2004, 06:00 CDT
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint was named one of the key providers for the state of Minnesota's recently awarded multimillion-dollar contract for data network access and backbone circuits. The three-year contract provides enhanced data connectivity that will enable access to the various state Web sites and allow them to enhance the Web applications based on the needs of the agencies and constituents.
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"Sprint is pleased to work with the state of Minnesota to help them meet the growing data needs of their agencies and provide enhanced services for their constituents," said Cathy Bryant, vice president - Business Development and State Government, Sprint Government Systems Division. "The benefits of doing business with Sprint continue to be proven as we work closely with our state government customers to find the best solutions to meet their needs."
Sprint Government Systems Division ( http://www.sprint.com/government ) is based in Herndon, Va., and offers the full range of Sprint product and service offerings for federal- and state-government customers. Sprint provides a variety of voice and data services, both wireless and wireline, to all 50 states. Sprint also is the only carrier offering government agencies a new peerless IP solution, developed and implemented by Sprint and unsurpassed in network security because it is entirely private, with no connectivity to the public Internet.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With more than $26 billion in annual revenues in 2003, 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 communications services in 39 states and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/ .
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CONTACT: Stephanie Taliaferro of Sprint, +1-913-794-3658,stephanie.c.taliaferro@mail.sprint.com
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