Sprint officially launches 70 new LTE markets, says 2014 will be even better
Sprint announced early this morning that its 4G LTE service is now available in 70 new markets, including Birmingham, Little Rock, San Diego, Orlando, Louisville, St. Louis, and more. Here’s the full list:
- Albertville, AL
- Birmingham, AL
- Daphne/Fairhope/Foley, AL
- Decatur, AL
- Florence/Muscle Shoals, AL
- Huntsville, AL
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- El Dorado/Magnolia, AR
- Little Rock, AR
- Searcy, AR
- San Diego, CA
- Destin, FL
- Lake City, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Panama City/Lynn Haven/Panama City Beach, FL
- Sebastian/Vero Beach, FL
- The Villages, FL
- Albany, GA
- Augusta, GA
- Brunswick, GA
- Columbus, GA
- LaGrange, GA
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Boise City, ID
- Twin Falls, ID
- Ottawa, IL
- The Quad Cities (Bettendorf, IA;Davenport, IA; Rock Island, IL; Moline, IL; and East Moline, IL)
- Michigan City, IN
- Danville, KY
- London, KY
- Louisville, KY
- Richmond/Berea, KY
- Somerset, KY
- Abbeville, LA
- Crowley, LA
- New Iberia, LA
- Shreveport/Bossier City, LA
- Kalamazoo/Portage, MI
- Muskegon/Norton Shores, MI
- Traverse City, MI
- Branson, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- Gulfport/Biloxi/Pascagoula, MS
- Starkville, MS
- Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton, NC
- Jacksonville, NC
- Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Fargo, ND
- Amsterdam, NY
- Gloversville, NY
- Jamestown/Dunkirk/Fredonia, NY
- Schenectady/Troy, NY
- Salem, OH
- Bartlesville, OK
- Columbia, SC
- Gaffney, SC
- Orangeburg, SC
- Sumter, SC
- Cookeville, TN
- Big Spring, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Lubbock, TX
- St. Thomas/St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Bremerton, WA
- Pullman, WA
- Appleton, WI
- Green Bay, WI
- Madison, WI
- Manitowoc, WI
- Racine, WI
Additionally, Sprint says that through the completion of several major projects in 2013, the carrier is ready for full steam ahead into 2014. This includes:
- The Clearwire acquisition
- The acquisition of spectrum from U.S. Cellular
- The introduction of HD Voice
- The transition of iDEN to CDMA
- The introduction of Spark
Of course, Sprint has been promising better times for a few years now. Granted, it is getting better for some people, but too many others still live in places where Sprint’s network enhancements have not yet reached them. Fingers crossed for the next announcement, right?
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