EDINA, Minn. (BUSINESS WIRE), November 10, 2016 –

Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the expansion of Sprint’s investment in

Minnesota, which will add more than 200 new jobs by the end of 2017.

Sprint is looking to fill 50 new positions in the next few months, and

150 new positions by the end of 2017.

Across Minnesota, Sprint currently employs more than 300 employees and

has more than 69 stores. Today’s announcement not only increases

headcount but also increases Sprint’s investment through network

upgrades, distribution points and marketing efforts.

“Due to our large success in Minnesota over the past year, we’re

expanding our distribution points to better serve our customers,” said

Mike McMahon, Sprint president of the Great Plains region. “We’re

committed to hiring the very best sales talent and investing in their

careers. The majority of our retail positions are located in the Twin

Cities metropolitan area, and many are accessible by public

transportation.”

The additional 200 new jobs include retail and business sales positions

to serve more wireless customers. The available positions cross all

skill levels and will be located throughout the state of Minnesota.

Residents interested in applying for open positions should visit the

following sites:

“As we prepare to thank our veterans, with a tremendous amount of

respect and gratitude, for those looking for a new job, we’d encourage

them to come join the Sprint family,” said Mike McMahon. “Sprint

provides rewarding professional opportunities, and a supportive work

environment, for veterans and their spouses and partners.”

Sprint is a part of Joining

Forces, a White House initiative aimed at expanding employment and

career development opportunities for veterans and military spouses, and

have committed to hiring 2,500 military veterans during the next five

years.

Sprint’s military recruitment program focuses on hiring veterans,

members of the Reserve and National Guard, as well as active members in

the military and their spouses or other family members. Additionally,

Sprint assists veterans in their transition to the civilian workforce

through the VETS (Veterans and Employees helping others Through Sprint)

employee resource group (ERG). The VETS ERG provides professional

development and mentoring opportunities and has more than 800 members

nationwide.

Sprint has received numerous accolades for supporting and hiring

military veterans and their families, including being named a “Top 50

Military-Friendly Employer” by G.I.

Jobs magazine for the last 10 consecutive years. Sprint has also

been recognized as a Most Valuable Employer for Military by

CivilianJobs.com for the past seven years.

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

or www.facebook.com/sprint

and www.twitter.com/sprint.

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