This is wrong. I happen to work for U.S. Cellular and we get the consumer report magazine. Sprint was rated 3rd (rating of 72) as a national carrier in the 2011 consumer report, behind Verizon (rating of 73) and U.S. Cellular (rating of 84). They were 5th overall with Consumer Cellular (first place) and Credo (3rd place).

Also, U.S. Cellular won the Consumer Reports in 2010 as a national carrier with Verizon and then Sprint behind.

I'm looking at the magazine from this last year right now.

The good news for Sprint, they used to be last consistently but have really turned things around. If they continue they will win a Consumer Report which will be good, for as much as I love the company I work for, Big Red cares nothing for my company and probably considers themselves the best in the industry until a major carrier beats them. Sprint has the best chance for that.