OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), August 01, 2016 – For customers traveling to Brazil to show their patriotic pride and watch their favorite sporting events this August for the Rio games, Sprint (NYSE: S) Open World currently offers unlimited talk and text throughout the country and now, for a limited time, also includes unlimited high-speed data during the games.1

Qualified Sprint customers on domestic plans with capable phones may add Sprint Open World to their Sprint plan for no extra charge simply by visiting www.sprint.com/openworld or going to a local Sprint store.2

Year-round, customers traveling to Latin America can enjoy unlimited talk, text and 1GB of high-speed data as part of Sprint Open World. In addition to Brazil, destinations eligible for Sprint Open World with these rates are Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Easter Island, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In more than 120 additional destinations, customers can enjoy unlimited text, talk for only $0.20/minute, and high-speed data at $.03/MB.

“Summer travel is in full swing with many tourists heading to Brazil to take part in the biggest international sporting event of the year,” said Roger Solé, Sprint chief marketing officer. “Customers want to stay connected with friends and family as they travel abroad. With Sprint, they won’t have to worry about high roaming charges or costly add-on fees.”

Customers can learn more about Sprint Open World or other international calling options by browsing www.sprint.com/openworld, visiting a Sprint or RadioShack store or calling 1-800-SPRINT1.

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 more than 59.4 million connections as of June 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.

1Unlimited data is in Brazil for a limited time: Aug. 1-31.

2 Requires GSM and LTE capable device. Primary usage must occur on the U.S. Sprint network.

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