Sprint playing a key role in the 2010 census

Kansas City Star
July 2, 2009

Next year the United States Census Bureau will announce the headcount from its once-a-decade nationwide census, the result of a four-year process run by systems integrator Harris Corporation and Sprint (NYSE:S), the census’s exclusive wireless data provider.

This will be the first census to be fully automated through Sprint’s wireline and wireless data support allowing for the real-time collection of data.

Harris’s selection of Sprint is a significant win for the third-largest network operator and it’s Business Markets Group (BMG).

The 4,000 employee BMG was formed at the end of March to specifically target businesses and government customers with wireless, wireline and converged solutions.

Sprint was awarded the 2010 census contract with Harris in 2006, but the two companies have worked together on several past initiatives, according to Sprint client executive Isaac Negusse.

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