The launch of the company will be much bigger than what Sprint would have done on its own, or Nextel,

We will quickly have a competitive response.

We are making significant steps that will enhance our focus on meeting financial commitments and position us to meet marketplace demands for 2003 and beyond.

We believe this [upgrade] must be revolutionary. We hope to make an architecture decision in the first half of this year.

Sprint is the first carrier in the United States to deliver what customers want most in a wireless store, the instant gratification of downloading and owning their own personal collection of high-quality songs on a device that is always with them.

taken quite a bit of damage from the hurricane.