Sprint Expands Sprint PCS Wireless Web From 130 Sites To More Than 1.3 Billion Web Pages With Google
Sprint PCS Customers Nationwide Can Now Wirelessly Access Any of More Than 1.3 Billion World Wide Web Pages, 2.2 Million WAP-ready Web Pages, and Search Specific Sites Within the Sprint PCS Wireless Web
Kansas
City, Mo. and Mountain View, Calif.--May 21, 2001--Sprint PCS (NYSE:
PCS), the nation's fastest growing all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless
network, today announced it has expanded the Sprint PCS Wireless Web
from 130 sites to more than 1.3 billion World Wide Web pages by integrating
the award-winning Google search engine. Available now, Google's intelligent
search technology automatically converts HTML web pages into a format
optimized for WAP phones. In addition, Google's fully integrated search
engine enables customers to search and browse 2.2 million WAP-ready
web pages, and to conduct a search for specific content within the Sprint
PCS Wireless Web.
Sprint PCS customers can access Google's easy-to-use search engine through the "Web Portals" and "Tools & Reference" folders, or through the "Menu" soft key on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web.
"The launch of Google on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web opens the door for our customers to access the Internet information that they need, when they need it, anywhere they want on the Sprint PCS nationwide network," said John Yuzdepski, vice president and general manager of SprintPCS.com. "This launch is another milestone in making Sprint PCS Phones a 'mobile mouse' for accessing information on the go."
"As the web gets larger, Google scales and performs better, offering Sprint PCS customers the most advanced search experience available today," said Larry Page, Google's CEO and co-founder. "Together with Sprint PCS, we are providing the most comprehensive source for finding the right information on the web anytime and everywhere on the Sprint PCS nationwide network."
About Sprint
Sprint is a world-class global communications company - at the forefront
of integrating wireline and wireless communications services. Sprint
is a large carrier of Internet traffic and a leader in broadband Communications.
Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital,
fiber-optic network and provides a portfolio of advanced data communications
services. Sprint operates the largest 100-percent digital, 100-percent
PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving
the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than
4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint has $23 billion
in annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential
customers. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at http://www.sprintpcs.com.
About Google Inc.
With the largest index of websites available on the World Wide Web and
the industry's most advanced search technology, Google Inc. delivers
the fastest and easiest way to find relevant information on the Internet.
Google's technological innovations have earned the company numerous
industry awards and citations, including two Webby Awards; WIRED
magazine's Reader Raves Award; Best Internet Innovation and Technical
Excellence Award from PC Magazine; Best Search Engine on the
Internet from Yahoo! Internet Life; Top Ten Best Cybertech from
TIME magazine; and Editor's Pick from CNET. A growing number
of companies worldwide, including Yahoo!, AOL/Netscape, and Cisco Systems
rely on Google to power search on their websites. A privately held
company
based in Mountain View, Calif., Google's investors include Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital. More information
about Google can be found on the Google site at http://www.google.com.
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| Contacts: | ||
| Nancy Sherrer Sprint PCS 913-762-7032 913-706-9051 (PCS) nsherr02@mail.sprintpcs.com |
David Krane 650-930-3596 dkrane@google.com |
