In Brief : Sprint to Cut Some Business Rates
US Sprint Communications Co. said today that it will reduce interstate rates for business products, including WATS and 800 services, by an average of 3.6% on Jan. 5.
The nation’s third-largest long-distance carrier announced last month that it will lower its basic interstate residential and business rates on Jan. 1 by an average of 3.8%.
The reductions reflect lower costs for connecting to the local phone network. US Sprint’s two larger rivals, American Telephone & Telegraph Co. and MCI Communications Corp., recently announced price cuts of 3.8% and 3.9%, respectively.
US Sprint said the business products rate cut applies to Dial 1 WATS, Sprint Advanced WATS Plus, Sprint Advanced WATS, Banded WATS, Ultra WATS, Virtual Private Network, Direct 800 and Ultra 800 services.
