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What did the acronym "Sprint" originally stand for?

  • Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking Telephony

  • Southern Pacific Rapid Information Network Technology

  • Southern Pacific Railway Integrated Network Telecommunications

  • Southern Pacific Railroad Internet Networking Technology

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Sprint, a telecommunications company, got its name from the acronym for Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking Telephony. The Southern Pacific founded a telecommunications network in the 1970s, which later became part of Sprint.
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