Sprint cuts cost of music downloads to 99cents

Good news from Sprint customers who like downloading music. The company has decreased its charges to US99cents for all songs purchased from the Sprint Music Store. The new charges will be effective from next month. Sprint has over 1.5 million songs at its music store, which can be downloaded at 99cents a price that matches what Apple charges for downloads from iTunes.

Sprint also said it will give its customers some freebies: up to 10 preselected songs each week for no additional charge. Provided through a partnership with independent music labels, "this unique offering allows for the discovery of new music and demonstrates how simple, quick and entertaining the Sprint Music Store is to use," Sprint said.

Its new Sprint Music Manager allows the easy transfer of songs from a PC to a Sprint mobile phone via a USB cable, according to the company. "It also enables digital music to be managed all in one place on the PC through an intuitive interface," Sprint added.