Sprint Expands Wholesale VoIP Initiatives with Cable Operators

USA Companies, a cable and Internet service provider based in Nebraska, awarded a 5-year contract to Sprint to provide voice services to its subscribers in California, Montana and Nebraska. Using the Sprint services, USA Companies can now offer VoIP service to the 62,000 consumers in its territories. Financial terms were not disclosed.



Sprint said the agreement marks its continued expansion into partnerships with cable providers. Sprint offers wholesale telecom services to domestic cable operators making it possible for them to broaden their bundled consumer offerings to include voice telephony solutions, data services over Sprint's Tier 1 Internet backbone and advanced wireless services.



"Sprint's network, scale and expertise allow cable companies to get to market sooner than they would if they launched voice services on their own and avoid the expense of building a stand-alone infrastructure, said Ralph Hodge, senior vice president -- Cable Solutions, Sprint. http://www.sprint.com