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Sprint Signs Direct Roaming Agreement With Telecommunications Co. of Cuba

Sprint became the first U.S. wireless carrier to sign a direct roaming agreement with Telecommunications Co. of Cuba, Sprint said in a Monday news release. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure was in Havana as part of the U.S.-Cuba Business Council delegation…

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to Cuba, where he made the announcement. “As the commercial relationship between the U.S. and Cuba continues to progress, it is expected that the number of travelers to Cuba will increase exponentially,” Claure said. “We want to make sure any Sprint customer traveling to Cuba can use their phone the same way as they do in the United States.” More than 3 million people are expected to visit Cuba this year; within 10 years, that number is projected to grow to more than 5 million, Sprint said.