Sprint Delivers the Benefits of Broadband to Small Businesses Through Enhanced Sprint ION(R) and Sprint Business DSL(SM)
Sprint Makes Advanced Communications Technology a Reality for Small Businesses
Apr 02, 2001, 01:00 ET from Sprint
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: FON) announced
today its aggressive plans to roll out enhanced Sprint ION(R) (Integrated
On-Demand Network) and Sprint Business DSL(SM) (Digital Subscriber Line)
service to small businesses as part of Sprint's continued strategy to help
small businesses leverage technology as a competitive advantage.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO )
Enhanced Sprint ION and Sprint Business DSL expand Sprint's current small
business product portfolio and allow small businesses to choose from an even
more diverse range of affordable, easy-to-use communication solutions all from
a single provider. Both products support Sprint's commitment to making
advanced communication technologies, typically leveraged by large businesses,
available to small businesses. Sprint currently offers small businesses a
broad portfolio of services, which include Sprint ION, Sprint Business DSL,
Sprint PCS(R), Internet and professional services, local and long distance
voice bundled services with advanced calling features, Dedicated IP (Internet
Protocol), Frame Relay, and Sprint Broadband Direct(SM) -- a fixed wireless
technology. Sprint ION, Sprint's premier converged network service,
simplifies communication by fully integrating local and long distance voice
and high-speed Internet access all over a single connection, on a single bill,
from a single provider.
Initially, enhanced Sprint ION and Sprint Business DSL are being offered
in 10 markets, including Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, TX; Denver,
CO; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles and San Diego, CA; Phoenix, AZ; and Seattle,
WA. Services will be expanded to a total of 86 markets by early 2002.
"Unlike large businesses that frequently integrate and use advanced
technologies, for small businesses, integrating advanced communication
technology into their every day business activity can be complex and time
consuming," said Todd Townsend, assistant vice president of small business
marketing for Sprint. "At Sprint, we have a dedicated sales force that is
trained to help small business customers identify and select the business
tools they need to simplify their communication and gain a competitive
advantage."
Sprint's enhanced Sprint ION service for small business shifts customers
from a pre-packaged pricing structure to a flexible structure that can be
tailored to meet the specific needs of a small business. Customers can now
select two, three or four voice lines, one of 13 different minute bundles
(which include inbound toll-free calls and range up to 5,000 minutes), a
one- or two-year flexible term plan and an international calling plan that is
right for their business needs. Customers also benefit from unlimited local
calling. Additionally, this new structure will enable greater functionality
in terms of additional voice lines and data access methods.
Sprint Business DSL is part of Sprint's strategy for meeting the current
and projected small business demand for high-speed connectivity. According to
Cahners In-Stat, a leading industry analyst, small- to mid-sized companies are
expected to continue their migration away from dial-up to affordable DSL
services across locations. Sprint Business DSL provides customers with a
high-speed, always on, business-quality Internet connection using Sprint's
nationwide, all-digital, fiber-optic network.
Powered by the Sprint ION infrastructure, Sprint Business DSL will
initially offer customers ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) service
with speeds up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and 384 kbps upstream. Additionally,
customers receive free customer premises equipment (CPE), five e-mail
addresses (with the option to add up to 25 more), one static IP address,
five-6MB Web-pages (with the option to add more), one personal start page per
email account and a 90-day satisfaction guarantee. Under this guarantee,
Sprint will release a customer from their term agreement and refund any
installation and equipment charges they have paid, if they are not fully
satisfied with the service within 90-days after installation. In addition, as
part of its introductory offer, Sprint is waiving installation fees.
Additional packages and service features will be introduced throughout 2001.
As small businesses' communication needs evolve and become more complex,
Sprint Business DSL customers can easily transition to Sprint's fully
converged Sprint ION service. Sprint ION customers benefit from a truly
converged product, which provides voice and Internet capabilities all over a
single connection.
"Small businesses want to maximize the value of their communication
dollars. Enhanced Sprint ION creates a flexible pricing structure that makes
it easier for our small business customers to custom design a package based on
their business needs," said Townsend.
For additional information on Sprint ION, please visit
www.sprintbiz.com/ion or call 1-877-746-8466. For additional information on
Sprint Business DSL, please visit www.sprintbiz.com/dsl or call
1-800-889-9982.
Sprint FastConnect(SM) DSL
Sprint also offers Sprint FastConnect DSL to its small business customers
in the following Sprint local division franchised territories:
Charlottesville, Va.; Las Vegas; Orlando and Fort Walton Beach, Fla., areas;
Tallahassee, Fort Myers, Naples, Leesburg and Ocala, Fla.; Hickory, Rocky
Mount, Wake Forest, Greenville and Fayetteville, N.C.; Johnson City, Bristol
and Kingsport, Tenn.; Bristol, Va.; Clinton, Flemington and Newton, N.J.;
Humble and Kingwood, Texas; and Lebanon and Mason, Ohio. In these markets,
the service has slightly different configurations and speeds.
For additional information on Sprint FastConnect DSL, customers should go
to www.sprint.com/dsl4biz or call 1-877-465-5111.
About Sprint
Sprint is a world-class global communications company -- at the forefront
of integrating wireline and wireless communications services. Sprint is a
large carrier of Internet traffic and a leader in broadband communications.
The company built and operates the United States' first nationwide
all-digital, fiber-optic network and provides a portfolio of advanced data
communications services. It operates the largest 100-percent digital,
100-percent nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States, already
serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than
4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint has $23 billion in
annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential
customers.
SOURCE Sprint
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: FON) announced
today its aggressive plans to roll out enhanced Sprint ION(R) (Integrated
On-Demand Network) and Sprint Business DSL(SM) (Digital Subscriber Line)
service to small businesses as part of Sprint's continued strategy to help
small businesses leverage technology as a competitive advantage.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO )
Enhanced Sprint ION and Sprint Business DSL expand Sprint's current small
business product portfolio and allow small businesses to choose from an even
more diverse range of affordable, easy-to-use communication solutions all from
a single provider. Both products support Sprint's commitment to making
advanced communication technologies, typically leveraged by large businesses,
available to small businesses. Sprint currently offers small businesses a
broad portfolio of services, which include Sprint ION, Sprint Business DSL,
Sprint PCS(R), Internet and professional services, local and long distance
voice bundled services with advanced calling features, Dedicated IP (Internet
Protocol), Frame Relay, and Sprint Broadband Direct(SM) -- a fixed wireless
technology. Sprint ION, Sprint's premier converged network service,
simplifies communication by fully integrating local and long distance voice
and high-speed Internet access all over a single connection, on a single bill,
from a single provider.
Initially, enhanced Sprint ION and Sprint Business DSL are being offered
in 10 markets, including Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, TX; Denver,
CO; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles and San Diego, CA; Phoenix, AZ; and Seattle,
WA. Services will be expanded to a total of 86 markets by early 2002.
"Unlike large businesses that frequently integrate and use advanced
technologies, for small businesses, integrating advanced communication
technology into their every day business activity can be complex and time
consuming," said Todd Townsend, assistant vice president of small business
marketing for Sprint. "At Sprint, we have a dedicated sales force that is
trained to help small business customers identify and select the business
tools they need to simplify their communication and gain a competitive
advantage."
Sprint's enhanced Sprint ION service for small business shifts customers
from a pre-packaged pricing structure to a flexible structure that can be
tailored to meet the specific needs of a small business. Customers can now
select two, three or four voice lines, one of 13 different minute bundles
(which include inbound toll-free calls and range up to 5,000 minutes), a
one- or two-year flexible term plan and an international calling plan that is
right for their business needs. Customers also benefit from unlimited local
calling. Additionally, this new structure will enable greater functionality
in terms of additional voice lines and data access methods.
Sprint Business DSL is part of Sprint's strategy for meeting the current
and projected small business demand for high-speed connectivity. According to
Cahners In-Stat, a leading industry analyst, small- to mid-sized companies are
expected to continue their migration away from dial-up to affordable DSL
services across locations. Sprint Business DSL provides customers with a
high-speed, always on, business-quality Internet connection using Sprint's
nationwide, all-digital, fiber-optic network.
Powered by the Sprint ION infrastructure, Sprint Business DSL will
initially offer customers ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) service
with speeds up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and 384 kbps upstream. Additionally,
customers receive free customer premises equipment (CPE), five e-mail
addresses (with the option to add up to 25 more), one static IP address,
five-6MB Web-pages (with the option to add more), one personal start page per
email account and a 90-day satisfaction guarantee. Under this guarantee,
Sprint will release a customer from their term agreement and refund any
installation and equipment charges they have paid, if they are not fully
satisfied with the service within 90-days after installation. In addition, as
part of its introductory offer, Sprint is waiving installation fees.
Additional packages and service features will be introduced throughout 2001.
As small businesses' communication needs evolve and become more complex,
Sprint Business DSL customers can easily transition to Sprint's fully
converged Sprint ION service. Sprint ION customers benefit from a truly
converged product, which provides voice and Internet capabilities all over a
single connection.
"Small businesses want to maximize the value of their communication
dollars. Enhanced Sprint ION creates a flexible pricing structure that makes
it easier for our small business customers to custom design a package based on
their business needs," said Townsend.
For additional information on Sprint ION, please visit
www.sprintbiz.com/ion or call 1-877-746-8466. For additional information on
Sprint Business DSL, please visit www.sprintbiz.com/dsl or call
1-800-889-9982.
Sprint FastConnect(SM) DSL
Sprint also offers Sprint FastConnect DSL to its small business customers
in the following Sprint local division franchised territories:
Charlottesville, Va.; Las Vegas; Orlando and Fort Walton Beach, Fla., areas;
Tallahassee, Fort Myers, Naples, Leesburg and Ocala, Fla.; Hickory, Rocky
Mount, Wake Forest, Greenville and Fayetteville, N.C.; Johnson City, Bristol
and Kingsport, Tenn.; Bristol, Va.; Clinton, Flemington and Newton, N.J.;
Humble and Kingwood, Texas; and Lebanon and Mason, Ohio. In these markets,
the service has slightly different configurations and speeds.
For additional information on Sprint FastConnect DSL, customers should go
to www.sprint.com/dsl4biz or call 1-877-465-5111.
About Sprint
Sprint is a world-class global communications company -- at the forefront
of integrating wireline and wireless communications services. Sprint is a
large carrier of Internet traffic and a leader in broadband communications.
The company built and operates the United States' first nationwide
all-digital, fiber-optic network and provides a portfolio of advanced data
communications services. It operates the largest 100-percent digital,
100-percent nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States, already
serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than
4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint has $23 billion in
annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential
customers.
SOURCE Sprint
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