Sprint announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Truckstop.net to deploy Wi-Fi hotspots at truck stops and highway travel plazas across the U.S. Truckstop.net intends to bring the service to about 300 new locations every quarter. The first 25 sites are already active. The companies said there are more than 4.5 million truckers on the road in North America and 25% have laptops.
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