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Press Release -- January 24th, 2017
Source: Sprint Nextel
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Sprint Customers Move to the Front of the Line and Enjoy Priority Entry via New ‘Fast Pass Entrance’ at Sprint Center

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – JANUARY 24, 2017 – Sprint (NYSE:S, news, filings) customers heading to concerts, live entertainment and sporting events  at Sprint Center can jump the line and sail past AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon customers through the new Sprint Fast Pass entrance. Kansas City’s home for concerts, sporting events and other live entertainment will offer the expedited entry at most upcoming events.

“No matter what brings them down to Sprint Center, we want to show our hometown customers that they’re all VIPs to us,” said Tim Donahue, Sprint’s President for the Kansas and Missouri Region. “This is just one benefit of many to show our Kansas City customers how much we appreciate their loyalty to Sprint.”

“The Sprint Fast Pass entrance is yet another valuable addition that enhances the entertainment experience for Sprint Center guests,” said Brenda Tinnen, Sprint Center/AEG general manager and senior vice president. “As we celebrate 10 years of memorable moments, providing Sprint customers with priority access to enter events compliments Sprint’s investment in hundreds of free chargers for devices and other arena amenities.”

The new Sprint Fast Pass lane is located at the Grand Boulevard Entrance on the corner of 13th Street and Grand Boulevard, and is clearly marked with bright yellow signage. Ticketed customers will be asked to simply show the Sprint branding on the home screen of their device to skip the wait and get on with the show.

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 60.2 million connections as of Sept. 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 at www.sprint.com orwww.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

About Sprint Center:
Sprint Center is Kansas City’s home for live entertainment and sporting events. Anchor to more than $6 billion of reinvestment in a revitalized downtown Kansas City, the award winning venue has welcomed nearly 9 million guests attending more than 950 events. Having exceeded attendance and financial projections in each year since opening in 2007, AEG/Sprint Center has provided more than $10 million in unanticipated revenue to the City of Kansas City, Mo. through a revenue sharing provision in the arena management agreement.

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