Sprint Responds to D.C. Circuit Court Decision in USTA v. FCC OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Although Sprint is still in the process of analyzing today's decision, Sprint laments the fact that the decision will inevitably prolong the regulatory uncertainty that has existed since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was signed into law more than eight years ago. The court's decision will make it more difficult to foster local competition -- particularly in the mass market -- through the use of incumbent local carrier network elements at cost-based prices, contrary to what Sprint believes Congress intended in the '96 Act. Sprint has always favored full and fair competition in all markets and will continue to use its expanding local metropolitan area networks and its nationwide, state-of-the-art wireless and fiber optic networks to bring a full range of all-distance services to consumers and to business of all sizes. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO) About Sprint Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 67,000 employees worldwide and over $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/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Sprint CONTACT: Travis Sowders of Sprint, +1-202-585-1948, Web site: http://www.sprint.com/

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