Alltel and Sprint announced their intentions to ink a 10-Year two-way roaming agreement between the two parties. The agreement would be nationwide and include both voice and data services. The announcement didn't say whether or not the companies would cross-market services that don't duplicate in some markets. Still, that might be a natural extention. Clearly Sprint at least is focused on blunting Verizon wherever it can. Alltell already has voice roaming agreements with both Verizon and Cingular, but apparently NOT data agreements. So that is interesting. What is the WiMax angle? Data of course. There is a lot of upheaval in telecom these days. Traditional telcos, cellular carriers, cablecos and broadband wireless firms are all searching for new markets, alliances, products and customer bases. Ultimately this is good for the consumer I believe. And while I doubt they think so, probably for the carriers too. Tim Sanders tim@thefinalmile.net  www.thefinalmile.net  www.wimaxglobalnews.com