“Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer’s presentation at the Merrill Lynch MEC conference took the unusual approach of declaring his network ready for the iPhone but stopping short of confirming plans,” Electronista reports. “When asked about bracing for the surge in demand from Apple, the executive said the company was ‘going to stay ahead’ of heavy network demand but was adamant the company had to do it ‘irrespective of all the rumors.'”
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“‘The benefits of having such an iconic device are really huge,’ he said,” Electronista reports. “As Verizon encountered before it got the iPhone early this year, Sprint customers were regularly asking if the carrier had the iPhone. Phones like the HTC Evo 3D were helping Sprint survive, but weren’t enough. An iPhone on Sprint would ‘level that playing field’ with AT&T and Verizon, according to Euteneuer.”
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