Regardless of the ability to carry the latest device on the market or
have the best plan in the industry, Sprint's ability to say that it is
the exclusive partner of the US Government is beyond neat.  With 2010 rolling around, the US Census Bureau is gearing up for a great deal of analyzing, and as a result, HTC will be supplying the group with specially designed handsets for data collection while in the field.  Codenamed 'Census,' a press release by Sprint confirmed that 140,000 of these were activated in April of this year.  In addition to the devices, infrastructure and approximately 1,500 wireless cards are being supplied by Sprint, making 2010 the most high-tech census year in history. 

Anyone care to speculate on what 2050 will look like?

Source: Engadget Mobile