Sprint to award $50,000 in grants in 2013 to outstanding Dallas/Fort Worth non-profits
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Sprint to award $50,000 in grants in 2013 to outstanding Denver non-profits
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), April 11, 2013 - Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today that it will award three grants to Denver-area non-profit organizations this year, totaling $50,000. Grants will be awarded in the amounts of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000 through the Sprint Foundation, Sprint's philanthropic arm, as part of the Sprint Local Giving Program. This is the fourth year Sprint has offered the program to Denver non-profits.
"Every year, the caliber of applications we receive from Denver is impressive," said Debby Ballard, director of Community Affairs for Sprint. "For the first time this year, we ask that submitted ideas use technology in some way to make a positive difference for K-12 students. We can hardly wait to see the creative thinking that comes from Denver's dynamic non-profit community in 2013."
How the Sprint Local Giving Program works
The Sprint Local Giving Program is a competitive grant program that will award grants to 501(c)3 not-for-profit organizations to fund programs that serve K-12 youth while using technology to provide a meaningful impact in one or more of the following Sprint focus areas:
Eligible organizations must be located in the Denver area (Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties). Additional eligibility requirements can be found at http://www.sprint.com/localgiving.
Nominations for the Sprint Local Giving Program will be accepted between 9 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 1, and 6 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, June 14, at www.sprint.com/localgiving.
Sprint will then review all applications and notify the three finalist organizations, each of which will receive one of the three available Denver grants - $25,000, $15,000 or $10,000. Sprint will also provide the three finalists with video-capable Sprint mobile phones for a three-week period. The three finalists will use these devices to create short videos highlighting the programs for which they are requesting funding. These videos will be judged by Sprint to determine which level of funding will be awarded to each organization. (Additional details about the video will be provided to the finalist organizations at the appropriate time; organizations applying for a Sprint Local Giving Program grant should not submit video applications until they've received instructions from Sprint.)
By the end of September, Sprint will notify the finalist organizations which level of funding they have received. A local reception will be held near the end of the year, during which Sprint will present the award checks.
Local non-profit organizations can learn more about this program at www.sprint.com/localgiving.
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 55 million customers at the end of 2012 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. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last four years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 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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Gartner Positions Sprint as a Challenger in Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), April 08, 2013 - Sprint (NYSE: S) has advanced to a Challenger position within the most recent Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers. Since the previously published Magic Quadrant report, Sprint has grown its global MPLS, Ethernet and SIP Trunking coverage for business and wholesale customers.
"Our sharp focus and investment on domestic and global MPLS footprint expansion and growing product portfolio has delighted both business and wholesale customers, and this, we believe, led to Gartner advancing Sprint from a Niche Player in last year's report to a Challenger position in this year's," said Mike Fitz, vice president – wireline and solutions engineering, Sprint. "The Challenger position aligns with our mission to combine our unique insights into customer needs with a robust portfolio of managed network solutions to help companies leverage their network as a strategic differentiator. And with the increasing adoption of cloud services, the network is the most important investment a company can make to accelerate transformation and the speed of business."
This magic quadrant report1 assesses suppliers that can deliver fixed enterprise networking services worldwide, including:
With its forward-thinking design approach and innovation in IP and wireless technologies, Sprint is uniquely positioned to unleash the full potential of business-critical applications and workforces through a single account team who understands converged, cloud and mobility solutions.
Also according to the report, "The number of organizations requiring global networking services continues to grow, due to globalization and cloud services, which are often hosted in different markets from the point of consumption. Organizations' appetite for more bandwidth shows no signs of diminishing, with video and big data, coupled with IT centralization, as the primary drivers. Reliability and performance control are growing in importance as business processes become ever more IT-dependent; in addition, IT architectures (such as thin client computing) place ever greater reliance on the network."
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For more information on Sprint's comprehensive portfolio of wireline and cloud solutions, visit www.sprint.com/convergence or contact your Sprint account team. To join in the latest discussions and learn more about business solutions available through convergence, visit the Seamless Enterprise at www.seamlessenterprise.com.
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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 55 million customers at the end of 2012 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. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last four years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 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.
1 Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers", Neil Rickard and Robert F Mason, March 26, 2013.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), April 05, 2013 - Sprint (NYSE: S), a leader in wireless accessibility, announced another milestone in the company's effort to enable telecommunications for all. Sprint opened the first CapTel call center outside of the United States in Auckland, New Zealand. CapTel service provides captioned conversations for people with hearing loss.
Sprint marked the opening of the call center with a ceremonial call from Amy Adams, New Zealand communications and information technology minister, to Louise Carol, a New Zealand resident with hearing loss for the past 20 years.
With a special CapTel phone, users can read what the caller is saying while listening with their residual hearing. CapTel service breaks down barriers by enabling people who have hearing difficulty to enjoy telephone access.
"Collaborating with Sprint to provide CapTel service lifts telecommunications support for individuals with hearing loss to a whole new level," said Adams, referencing the multiple relay services now available in New Zealand. "This positions New Zealand as a leader in providing telecommunications services that enable people with impaired hearing, speech and vision to participate on an equal basis with others."
Sprint has provided relay services in New Zealand since 2004. Sprint's long-standing relay partner, Communications Services for the Deaf (CSD), runs the call center in Auckland. "The collaboration ensures that relay users have a high-quality alternative to traditional telephone access," said Mike Ellis, director-Relay Services for Sprint.
Sprint has long been a leader in accessibility for all customers and has been the nation's premier provider of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for the past 22 years. Sprint is the TRS provider in 30 states and for the federal government. For more information about Sprint's commitment to people with disabilities, visit the Accessibility for All page on sprint.com or www.sprintrelay.com.
About Sprint Relay
Sprint is the largest and most technologically advanced TRS provider in the nation with more than 20 years of experience in providing relay services to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or have a speech disability to communicate with hearing persons on the phone. Sprint's experience in this field ensures Sprint Relay users receive quality service regardless of the type of relay service they are using. Sprint's relay service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with no restrictions on the number of calls placed or the length of calls. For more information, visit www.sprintrelay.com.
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 55 million customers at the end of 2012 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. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last four years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 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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NBA Green Week Presented by Sprint Tips Off Encouraging Fans to Go Green
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE), April 04, 2013 - The NBA today tips off NBA Green Week presented by Sprint, featuring community greening projects, recycling programs, green giveaways, special adidas oncourt apparel, and auctions to encourage fans to "go green." Continuing through April 12, this marks the fifth year of the leaguewide Green Week hosted in collaboration with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
In conjunction with Green Week, the NBA is also launching Mosaic, an on-line tool designed to measure environmental impact. In partnership with NRDC and Renewable Choice Energy, Mosaic will allow all NBA teams and venues to track, analyze, and identify cost savings opportunities within their environmental footprint. In addition, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, the league also will work with Sterling Planet – a leading supplier of renewable energy – to offset the amount of electricity used during all 67 NBA games taking place during Green Week. This commitment will result in a carbon avoidance of more than 10 million pounds, which will be one of the largest pollution offset initiatives by any sports league worldwide, and the only one to involve every team in the league.
Throughout NBA Green Week presented by Sprint, adidas – the league's official oncourt apparel provider – will outfit all players with 100 percent organic cotton adidas shooting shirts, available at NBAStore.com and the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Players will also wear NBA Green headbands and wristbands made from 45 percent organic cotton, while NBA coaches and broadcasters will wear NBA Green lapel pins, all in an effort to raise additional awareness. NBA teams across the league will also host in-arena nights along with a variety of events and activities in the community to support environmental protection. In addition, the NBA and Sprint are launching "Pledge to Recycle", a fan contest that tips off today, April 4, and continues through May 16. Fans who pledge to recycle their old mobile devices can enter to win a grand prize trip for two to the 2013 Finals. Fans can learn more at NBA.com/SprintPledge.
"At Sprint, we want NBA fans to know that we are committed to taking steps towards improving our environmental impact and ask fans to take actionable steps with us," said Steve Gaffney, Vice President-Corporate Marketing, Sprint. "We treat environmental responsibility with a high level of importance and through our presenting partnership of NBA Green Week we are reaching out to help educate fans and customers about the environmental and financial benefits of recycling wireless devices."
"The NBA is thrilled to once again partner with Sprint for NBA Green Week," said NBA Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility Todd Jacobson. "We have a shared commitment to environmental protection and are proud to team up in a collective effort to raise fan awareness and participation around conservation."
During Green Week, the NBA and Sprint will encourage fans to do their part for the environment through wireless device recycling events hosted by current and former NBA players in three NBA markets – Los Angeles (Clippers), Boston (Celtics), and Orlando (Magic). As part of the Sprint Buyback program, fans will be able to recycle their eligible phones from any carrier and receive up to a $300 service credit from Sprint, along with autographs, tickets to upcoming games, and other giveaway items. Through this program, Sprint, which ranks third on Newsweek's list of the 500 greenest companies in America, has kept more than 28 million wireless devices out of landfills.
"NBA Green Week stands alone among all professional sports greening initiatives. No other league dedicates an entire week to educating millions of fans about environmental sustainability," said Natural Resources Defense Council Senior Scientist Allen Hershkowitz. "The NBA's commitment to offset the electricity used during Green Week games will result in a carbon avoidance of more than 10 million pounds; that's one of the largest pollution offset initiatives by any sports league worldwide. And with the launch of a comprehensive environmental data gathering system, the NBA takes their commitment one more giant step forward by improving the way every team's arena is managed from now on. These sustainability initiatives confirm why the league is regarded as one of the world's most responsible sports organizations."
NBA Green is a year-round program and the NBA family continues to identify and implement environmentally sound practices across all of its business areas. To date, five NBA team arenas – Philips Arena (Atlanta Hawks), AmericanAirlines Arena (Miami Heat), Rose Garden Arena (Portland Trail Blazers), Toyota Center (Houston Rockets), and Amway Center (Orlando Magic) – have received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Additionally, five NBA teams have installed solar panels on their arenas, garages, or practice facilities: the Golden State Warriors' practice facility, the US Airways Center (Phoenix Suns), STAPLES Center (Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers), the Denver Nuggets' Pepsi Center, and the San Antonio Spurs' AT&T Center. Also, in September 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves installed a green roof spanning 115,000 square feet on the Target Center, making it the first green roof on any North America arena and currently the nation's fifth-largest.
The NBA/WNBA family is also a proud member of the Green Sports Alliance, a non-profit organization that launched in 2011 with a mission to reduce the environmental impact of professional sports and to inspire fans to join in these efforts. NBA/WNBA participants include the Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Storm, Toronto Raptors and the NBA league office.
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 55 million customers at the end of 2012 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. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last four years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 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.
About the Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 1.3 million members and online activists. Since 2005, NRDC has been the world's leader in professional and collegiate sports greening. As a result of NRDC's work and EPA award-winning Greening Advisor, more than 100 professional teams have adopted environmental initiatives at their stadiums or arenas, and countless league "Jewel Events" have benefited from NRDC's guidance. NRDC uses scientific expertise to help improve the efficiency of sports operations to reduce waste, improve environmental performance, benefit public health and uncover cost savings. Visit us at nrdc.org/sports and @NRDCGreenSports to learn more.
About NBA Cares
NBA Cares is the league's global social responsibility program that builds on the NBA's mission of addressing important social issues in the United States and around the world. Through this program, the NBA, its teams and players have donated more than $210 million to charity, completed more than 2.3 million hours of hands-on community service, and created more than 760 places where kids and families can live, learn, or play, in 23 countries and territories on five continents. NBA Cares works with internationally recognized youth-serving programs that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes, including: KaBOOM!, Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, UNICEF, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. To learn more, please visit NBACares.com or follow us @NBACares.
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Now You Can Be Kevin Durant For a Day With the Sprint #BKD4ADAY Promotion
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), April 03, 2013 - If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to be an NBA superstar like Kevin Durant, now's your chance thanks to the Sprint (NYSE: S) #BK4ADAY (Be Kevin Durant For a Day) promotion.
The #BKD4ADAY promotion gives fans three ways to get to know Durant on a more personal level than most fans ever have with a star of his magnitude: on Twitter, where fans can interact with him via a trivia contest, and by "doing the Durant," where fans imitate KD by submitting a photo pointing to the sky in celebration the way Durant does. The more that fans participate, the more opportunities for entry they'll be given.
Fans can enter, and track all of their entries, by going to Sprint.com/NBA on their computer or mobile device. Fans can also register their Twitter handle at Sprint.com/NBA to earn additional entries every time they interact with Durant on Twitter.
To enter via the Twitter method of entry, fans must follow Durant using his official handle @KDTrey5 and then reply to one of his posts asking fans for their opinions using the hashtag #BKD4ADAY. The more often fans respond to Durant's posts about the program, the more entries they will be given.
Beginning April 10, fans can earn additional entries by participating in a daily KD Quiz on their computer or mobile device at Sprint.com/NBA. The trivia game will have an instant winner every day throughout the promotion. Prizes will include Sprint HTC One phones, Durant-autographed basketballs or NBA Store gift cards. On April 20 fans can earn further entries by submitting photos on Twitter or Instagram featuring their best KD imitation using the #BKD4ADAY hashtag. Fans must first register their Twitter or Instagram handles on Sprint.com/NBA. Photos submitted will be shared on Sprint.com/NBA.
The winning fan will get the following NBA experiences of a lifetime:
As the Official Wireless Service Partner of the NBA, Sprint brings NBA fans closer to the action on the court with NBA Game Time application from Sprint, which lets fans follow live coverage of every NBA game all season long.
Only with NBA Game Time from Sprint can fans watch live games on the Sprint TV ESPN channel and receive free and unlimited access to all the features of NBA Game Time Plus, including live radio broadcasts, game video alerts and real-time scores and statistics. And it's all free with a Truly Unlimitedsm data plan only from Sprint with no metering, no throttling and no overages all while on the Sprint network.
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 55 million customers at the end of 2012 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. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last four years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 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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Sprint to Launch the New HTC One on April 19; Pre-Order Begins April 5
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