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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Sprint Nextel gives customers access in Canada, Mexico

Sprint Nextel Corp. announced Wednesday that its customers will have access to wireless phone services in Canada and Mexico.

These services are available as part of reciprocal agreements with wireless service providers Bell Canada and Iusacell in Mexico. With this deal, Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) becomes the only U.S. operator to provide high-speed wireless services throughout Canada and Mexico.



John Dubois, director of global roaming for Sprint Nextel, said this deal was something the company had been planning for a while and is part of a larger expansion of international services. Within the next year, Sprint Nextel plans to be offering high-speed wireless service in major markets around the world, he said.

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