Sprint is the de-acronymized name for SPRINT: Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking Telephony
They started doing public long distance on their own (railroad) network in the 1970s. They were restrained (and frequently sued by) AT&T. The breakup opened the floodgates. They were sold like a half dozen times in the 80s.
But, MCI was AFAIK the largest early fiber pioneer.
They started doing public long distance on their own (railroad) network in the 1970s. They were restrained (and frequently sued by) AT&T. The breakup opened the floodgates. They were sold like a half dozen times in the 80s.
But, MCI was AFAIK the largest early fiber pioneer.