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Press Release -- June 28th, 2011
Source: Sprint Nextel
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Real Estate Pro ID Pack Launches on Sprint ID Devices

Enterprise customers can now partner with Sprint to provide their workforce with a branded experience on Android™ devices with Sprint ID

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), June 28, 2011 – Sprint (NYSE:S, news, filings) today announced the launch of the Real Estate Pro ID Pack, a customized bundle of widgets, applications, wallpapers, ringtones and other content designed specifically for real estate agents. In addition to combining all the top realtor tools and informational applications available in the Android market, The Real Estate Pro ID Pack is also the first Sprint ID developed for enterprise use.

While the Real Estate Pro ID will be available for download by any Sprint customer with an ID-capable device, real estate agents and teams have the option to develop customized, branded versions of the ID pack for distribution across all or part of their workforce.

The Real Estate Pro ID pack includes multiple lead generation and sales applications, including Fidelity TitleForce, ZIllow, eKey and Realtor.com; enhanced communications tools, including SpringPad, Astrid To-do List and Blik News; and expense control and reduction services, including FuelLog, GasBuddy, ReWealthCoach and Kayak.

Customers with Sprint ID-capable devices can download up to five ID packs onto their phone and easily switch back and forth between them or swap them out for new ones. The Real Estate Pro ID pack is now available on four Android smartphones when activated on an Everything Data plan: LG Optimus S™, Sanyo Zio™ and Samsung Transform™ and Samsung Epic 4G™. Sprint ID is also available on Samsung Galaxy Tab. Visit www.sprint.com for current device prices.

“The launch of the Real Estate Pro ID pack marks an important step in the evolution of Sprint ID for business,” said Paget Alves, President of the Business Markets Group (BMG) for Sprint. “As companies increasingly move to support a broader range of mobile devices and operating systems, Sprint ID will serve as a quick and easy way for our business customers to push updates and new applications to employee handsets running the Android OS.”

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 51 million customers at the end of 1Q 2011 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; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid 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. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 6 in its 2010 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nation’s greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

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Walter Fowler, 646-448-8180
walter.fowler@sprint.com

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