[However, in a major departure from the strategy of all its principal competitors, Sprint will not actually build or own these BMAN circuits. Instead, Sprint will lease them from regional Bell operating companies or competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC). Sprint officials said this means they have more or less permanently decided not to become a facilities-owned CLEC themselves.] We don't think that we need to make that investment, ... We don't think that you need to own everything to provide these services.  -   Marty Kaplan     Quotes
[However, in a major departure from the strategy of all its principal competitors, Sprint will not actually build or own these BMAN circuits. Instead, Sprint will lease them from regional Bell operating companies or competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC). Sprint officials said this means they have more or less permanently decided not to become a facilities-owned CLEC themselves.] We don't think that we need to make that investment, ... We don't think that you need to own everything to provide these services. Marty Kaplan