But the contains no mention of 4G, LTE, or even the "Network Vision" name used by Sprint for its LTE project, although the "NV" in the string of numbers and letters that substitute for a headline could be a reference to that. It's essentially a table with one axis being a list of eight cities. Hearn offers no explanation of this document, its terms, or how it relates to LTE or to Sprint's plans, or why it "reveals" that the LTE deployment is "further along than many critics would expect."

Back in December 2011, its LTE deployment was further along than even the carrier itself expected. "As a result of the success and the progress made so far, the company is now targeting completion of Network Vision deployment by the end of 2013 -- two years sooner than originally scheduled."

Hearn refers to "rumors" that the network is already live in at least one location as if this were some kind of secret, linking to a recent Wall Street Journal story as the basis for this. But the Journal story isn't about rumors: it straightforwardly reports that Sprint confirmed that LTE is active in "several" markets but will only confirm one by name: Kankakee, Ill., population 27,537.

Nace contacted Sprint PR and not too surprisingly gets a Sprint PR response: "Sprint has announced it will largely complete the rollout of Network Vision by the end of 2013. In order to meet that timeline, Sprint has begun work and is at varying stages of completion at every cell site across the country." Which is what Sprint has been publicly saying since last December.

But for Nace, the stock PR generality Indicates Something Big. "The last sentence, while not directly confirming the leaked documents ... certainly corroborates the reports that they are in fact working widespread across the U.S.," he concludes. We think it's safe to conclude that Sprint's repetition of its earlier public comments certainly corroborates those comments.