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Sprint is struggling to compete with the bigger carriers and expects the iPhone to help it keep subscribers.

Kaufman Bros. analyst Ben Abramovitz said talks with about 50 people in line for the phone at a Sprint store revealed that most of them are current Sprint customers looking to upgrade, particularly BlackBerry users looking for a more Internet-friendly phone.

Credit ratings agency Moody&#039;s Investor Service on Friday downgraded Sprint&#039;s debt, sending it further into speculative-grade, or &quot;junk&quot; territory. 
					