J. C. Watts Sprint Quotations

Strategically it brings a lot of benefits, more from the assets and the enterprise customer base that's important than from the long distance business. Some shareholders would have rather seen a Sprint deal, but this is easier from a regulatory standpoint. There's no wireless component, and the Department of Justice will consider this in parallel with the SBC-AT&T deal.

Most people who own Sprint stock want growth, and land-line stock isn't growing.