KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it has entered an agreement with Iridium North
America to be the exclusive provider of Iridium satellite voice services among cellular and personal communications
services providers in Sprint’s service area.
Although Iridium roaming partners such as AT&T Wireless Services Inc.
may offer global roaming capabilities via the Iridium System, only Sprint will sell the Iridium satellite phones and
service among mobile handset operators in the country. The deal is similar to that announced with Paging Network Inc.
last summer.
Iridium North America has other agreements with service providers in the maritime, broadcast,
transportation, oil and gas and government sectors as well.
