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Press Release -- February 11th, 2016
Source: Sprint Nextel
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Strong Customer Demand Leads Sprint to Extend its 50% Offer

Get 50% off most AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon rate plans and experience the Sprint LTE Plus Network – Faster than AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), February 11, 2016 – Millions of customers have switched to Sprint (NYSE:S, news, filings) during the past year, a milestone punctuated by nine consecutive months of postpaid phone additions. So Sprint is celebrating by extending its wildly popular 50 percent offer, the biggest in U.S. wireless history, to customers from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. Customers can save 50 percent off most standard rate plans while enjoying an unbeatable portfolio and take advantage of the Sprint LTE Plus Network delivering faster download speeds than AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile1.

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Consumers will continue to have the opportunity to save 50 percent off most AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon standard rate plans when they switch to Sprint2. In addition, Sprint will pay switching fees up to $650 per line3.

Switch to Sprint and Save 50%

Customer demand for our 50 percent offer continues to be strong,” said Marcelo Claure, Sprint CEO. “More and more customers are switching to Sprint to take advantage of our award-winning LTE Plus Network, which delivers faster download speeds than Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Sprint’s blazing-fast network speeds coupled with the opportunity to save 50 percent off most rate plans offered by our competitors gives customers the perfect reason to switch.”

This offer is for a limited time only and with savings through March 31, 2018.

Here are the details:

  • Visit your local Sprint store, Sprint Store at RadioShack, www.sprint.com, or call 1-800-Sprint1 to switch.
  • Get your new device with Sprint Lease, iPhone Forever, monthly Installment billing or pay full retail price for the device. Or bring your own compatible device.
  • Customers must port one line and can add up to 14 lines on the account.
  • Customers must choose from the 50 percent off rate plans available from their current carrier.
  • Cricket and MetroPCS customers also can switch and save 50 percent off their parent company’s postpaid rates.
  • When you bring a number to Sprint, we will pay your switching fees up to $650 per line via an American Express® Reward Card after online registration and phone turn-in.

About Sprint

Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 58.4 million connections as of Dec. 31, 2015, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint atwww.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

1 Speed claim based on Sprint’s analysis of average LTE download speeds using Nielsen NMP data (August through October 2015) covering over 270 million POPs. NMP data captures real consumer usage and performance for downloads of all file sizes greater than 150kb. Actual download speeds may vary by location and device capability.

2 Discount applies to base monthly service plan and access charges only. Discount does not apply to certain charges such as taxes, surcharges, roaming, premium content, add-ons, and apps. New plan features may not be an exact match. Discount offer excludes competitor promos/sales and is limited to consumer plans as of 1/4/16 for: Verizon’s shared data rate plans for 1GB, 3GB, 6GB, 12GB, 18GB, 20GB, 25GB, 30GB, 40GB and 50GB; T-Mobile’s Simple Choice rate plan prices for 2GB, 6GB and 10GB; and AT&T’s advertised shared data rate plans for 300MB, 2GB, 5GB, 15GB, 20GB, 25GB, 30GB, 40GB and 50GB. Plans exclude unlimited music and video streaming, data carryover and cloud options that other carrier plans may offer. Offer/coverage not available everywhere or for discounted phones. Subject to new-line, $36 activation fee, credit, valid port-in. Customer must choose from same porting carrier rate card. Savings through March 31, 2018.

3 Requires valid port-in, submission of previous bill, current phone turn in and online registration. Via American Express Reward Card.

CONTACT(S):

Sprint
Kathleen Dunleavy, 310-709-3689
Kathleen.dunleavy@sprint.com

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