Sprint Assisting Customers Impacted by Hurricane Florence

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: S) announced support today for customers impacted by Hurricane Florence and resulting flooding in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Effective Sept. 12, 2018, through Sept. 25, 2018, Sprint will waive call, text and data overage fees for Sprint customers in the affected areas. Customers on Unlimited plans will continue to enjoy their unlimited data, call and text benefits.

"Hurricane Florence is predicted to be 'the storm of a lifetime' for the Mid-Atlantic, and we will do everything we can to help our customers in its path," said Sprint CEO Michel Combes. "The last thing we want is for people to worry about how to stay in touch with loved ones or critical services. Sprint's Emergency Response Team is on the ground monitoring the storm and ready to respond where needs arise."

About SprintSprint (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 54.6 million connections as of June 30, 2018 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. Today, Sprint's legacy of innovation and service continues with an increased investment to dramatically improve coverage, reliability, and speed across its nationwide network and commitment to launching the first 5G mobile network in the U.S. 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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