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Russ Robinson, Sprint, (O) 913-624-3417
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                                         For Immediate Release

SPRINT CLOSES ACQUISITION OF AMERICAN TELECASTING, INC.

   Transaction Provides Fixed Wireless Access to 55 Markets

       OVERLAND PARK, Kan., September 23, 1999 - Sprint  today
completed  the  purchase  of  American  Telecasting,  Inc.,  a
Colorado Springs-based company with spectrum licenses that can
be  used to provide high-speed Internet access and other  data
services.

     With  the  closing  of the transaction,  Sprint  has  the
potential  to reach an estimated 10 million households  in  55
markets including Seattle, Las Vegas, Denver, Portland,  Ore.,
and Toledo, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio.

     "Using the spectrum acquired through this transaction,
Sprint will immediately begin designing and building a fixed
wireless network capable of delivering a variety of broadband
services to residences and small businesses," said Tim Sutton,
president of Sprint's Broadband Wireless Group.  "Early in
Year 2000, we plan to launch a high-speed Internet service
that will give users multi-megabit capabilities without the
constraints of copper telephone lines."

     As Sprint expands the fixed wireless network and its
capabilities, the network will be used to deliver the Sprint
Integrated On-Demand Network (Sprint IONsm).  Sprint ION will
offer local and long-distance voice service, high-speed
Internet access and other data services all over a single
connection.

     "The purchase of American Telecasting, Inc., together
with our announced intentions to purchase People's Choice TV,
Videotron USA, WBS America, and Transworld Telecommunications,
Inc., gives Sprint the potential to offer fixed wireless
broadband services to almost 30 million households nationwide
without leasing lines from local telephone companies," said
Sutton.  Sprint has obtained approval from the Federal
Communications Commission to complete all the purchases and
anticipates closing the remaining transactions within the next
three weeks.  Other major cities that can be covered by the
fixed wireless broadband services when all the transactions
are closed include

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Chicago, Detroit, Houston, St. Louis, Milwaukee, San
Francisco, Sacramento, southeast  Florida, Houston, St. Louis,
Knoxville, Tenn., and a total of more than 80 markets across
the nation.

     Under the terms of the agreement originally announced on
April 27, 1999, Sprint purchased 26.3 million shares of
outstanding ATI stock at a total cost of $170.8 million.  In
addition, ATI has outstanding debt in the face amount of $283
million.

     Sprint is a global communications company - at the
forefront of integrating long- distance, local and wireless
communications services, and one of the largest carriers of
Internet traffic.  Sprint built and operates the United
States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and
is a leader in advanced data communications services.  Sprint
has $17 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20
million business and residential customers.


