KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it signed new affiliation agreements with seven
companies. Sprint PCS has signed 16 affiliates to date, representing licensed personal communications services
coverage of more than 45 million people in 30 states.
Sprint PCS’ most recent affiliates include Illinois PCS L.L.C.
of Geneseo, Ill.; Independent Wireless One Corp. of Utica, N.Y.; TriStar Wireless L.L.C. of Cookeville, Tenn.;
UbiquiTel L.L.C. in Nevada; U S Unwired of Lake Charles, La.; VIA Wireless of Fresno, Calif.; and Washington
Oregon Wireless L.L.C. of Portland, Ore.
The agreements call for each company to construct an all-digital, Code
Division Multiple Access-based wireless network, the majority of which will operate on the Federal Communications
Commission PCS licenses owned by Sprint PCS. Each company will operate and market its network as Sprint PCS
service, said the company.
