| − | ''Italic text''The '''Sprint Corporation''' is the fourth largest [[telecommunication]]s and [[internet service provider]] company in the United States.<ref name-"Sprint Q1 17">s21.q4cdn.com/487940486/files/doc_financials/quarterly/2016/Q4/3-Fiscal-4Q16-Sprint-Quarterly-Investor-Update-FINAL.pdf</ref> They are the second largest US CDMA network.<ref name="briefmobile.com">http://briefmobile.com/good-news-bad-news-for-sprints-network-improvements</ref> The company boasted 59.7 million customers in April 2017, and has been over-all growing and improving service.<ref>http://newsroom.sprint.com/celebrating-a-year-of-network-improvements-as-we-look-ahead-to-2017.htm</ref> They have encountered some difficulties, including the government blockage of the LightSquared cellular system due to interference with GPS systems.<ref name="briefmobile.com">http://briefmobile.com/good-news-bad-news-for-sprints-network-improvements</ref> However, they have also developed a new technology called High Performance User Equipment, which increases their 2.5GHz spectrum by up to 30 percent.<ref name-"Sprint Q1 17">s21.q4cdn.com/487940486/files/doc_financials/quarterly/2016/Q4/3-Fiscal-4Q16-Sprint-Quarterly-Investor-Update-FINAL.pdf</ref> | + | ''Italic text''The '''Sprint Corporation''' is the fourth largest [[telecommunication]]s and [[internet service provider]] company in the United States.<ref name="Sprint Q1 17">s21.q4cdn.com/487940486/files/doc_financials/quarterly/2016/Q4/3-Fiscal-4Q16-Sprint-Quarterly-Investor-Update-FINAL.pdf</ref> They are the second largest US CDMA network.<ref name="briefmobile.com">http://briefmobile.com/good-news-bad-news-for-sprints-network-improvements</ref> The company boasted 59.7 million customers in April 2017, and has been over-all growing and improving service.<ref>http://newsroom.sprint.com/celebrating-a-year-of-network-improvements-as-we-look-ahead-to-2017.htm</ref> They have encountered some difficulties, including the government blockage of the LightSquared cellular system due to interference with GPS systems.<ref name="briefmobile.com">http://briefmobile.com/good-news-bad-news-for-sprints-network-improvements</ref> However, they have also developed a new technology called High Performance User Equipment, which increases their 2.5GHz spectrum by up to 30 percent.<ref name="Sprint Q1 17">s21.q4cdn.com/487940486/files/doc_financials/quarterly/2016/Q4/3-Fiscal-4Q16-Sprint-Quarterly-Investor-Update-FINAL.pdf</ref> |