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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – October 3, 2017 – Sprint (NYSE: S) announced that it is establishing new Points of Presence (PoP) in major carrier hotels as part of its plan to expand its network and provide access at the lowest cost. The first of these is One Summer St. in the Boston area.  

Effective today through September 22, 2017, Sprint is waiving all international call and SMS charges to Mexico for Sprint, Boost and Virgin Mobile customers in the U.S., and for roaming voice and SMS for Sprint customers in Mexico following yesterday’s deadly earthquake. Charges will be automatically waived during the time specified.

The Sprint Accelerator today announced plans for the 2018 Accelerator program which will begin on March 5, 2018. The 90-day program will feature mentors from Sprint (NYSE: S) and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the lead sponsor organizations, and from the investor, business development and entrepreneurial communities. Applications for innovative startups are open now at www.sprintaccelerator.com.

Sprint has made extensive network preparations in advance of Hurricane Irma making landfall in Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Sprint ha realizado ya extensos preparativos en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Americanas ante el aviso del paso del huracán Irma ya emitido para la región.

Sprint, SoftBank and the mobile industry will be on full display next week at “GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas, in partnership with CTIA” Tuesday, September 12 through Thursday, September 14 in San Francisco.

At MWCA, Sprint and Ericsson today unveiled results of the first U.S. 2.5 GHz Massive MIMO field tests.

Japan-based SoftBank Corp., U.S.-based Sprint Corporation, Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., and U.S.-based TBCASoft, Inc. today announced the launch of a new blockchain consortium, the Carrier Blockchain Study Group.