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Press Release -- October 18th, 2016
Source: Sprint Nextel
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Sprint Customers Can Now Enjoy Unlimited Data on a Tablet for $20/Month

Experience unlimited mobile optimized streaming videos, online gaming and streaming music – plus 4G LTE data speeds for most everything else

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), October 18, 2016 – Sprint (NYSE:S, news, filings) now offers an unlimited data plan exclusively for tablet users. For only $20 per line per month with AutoPay, customers can experience unlimited mobile streaming video, online gaming and streaming music, and 4G LTE for most everything else on their tablet.

With this new unlimited tablet plan, Sprint is again offering excellent savings to customers and providing them peace of mind with a simple, affordable unlimited plan. To take advantage of this incredible offer customers simply need to:

  • Purchase from Sprint’s wide selection of available tablets;
  • Currently have at least one active phone line on their account;
  • Enroll in AutoPay1.

“We’re thrilled to offer our customers a chance to enjoy a tablet with unlimited data for a super price every month,” said Roger Solé, Sprint chief marketing officer. “People use their tablets on-the-go, at home, school or work – and, now they can use a Sprint tablet without having to worry about data overages.”

With this new unlimited plan, tablet customers will receive unlimited mobile optimized streaming for a high-quality video experience for mobile devices up to 480p+ resolution and music streams at up to 500kbps and online gaming streams at up to 2Mbps. Customers can choose to add premium resolution streaming for an additional $20/line/month that includes HD-quality streaming videos at up to 1080p+, HD music streaming at up to 1.5Mbps, and online gaming at up to 8Mbps.

For tablets capable of SMS, this plan also offers unlimited texting.

Network Reliability

Customers who take advantage of this offer will experience Sprint’s highly reliablenetwork, which is better than ever. In fact, Sprint’s analysis of drive test data from Nielsen – covering the top 106 metropolitan markets in the U.S. – shows that Sprint’s reliability now beats T-Mobile’s and performs within 1% of AT&T and Verizon2.

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 59.4 million connections as of June 30, 2016, 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 Customers can subscribe to the unlimited tablet plan without an existing phone line for an additional $50/line/month. Tablets purchased at a discount with the Unlimited Plan will be charged an additional $10/line/month.
2 Claim based on Sprint’s analysis of latest Nielsen drive test data for average network reliability (voice & data) in top 106 markets.

CONTACT(S):

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

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