Sprint begins mobile WiMax network in Baltimore

September 29, 2008

(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. opened its new wireless network to customers in Baltimore on Monday, offering Internet service for laptops for $45 per month. It's the first commercial network in the U.S. to use so-called WiMax technology for mobile customers.

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