OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), September 14, 2016 –

Sprint today announced a partnership with Cequint, a wholly-owned

subsidiary of Transaction

Network Services (TNS), to help protect Sprint customers from

unwanted robocalls. The companies are working to develop enhanced Caller

ID solutions, and expect to integrate the service later this year.

“We are always looking for ways to provide our customers with the best

experience, and protecting them from unwanted robocalls is one of them,”

said Mark Yarkosky, Sprint’s Director of Product Management. “Cequint’s

successful work with mobile operators is evolving the way people connect

on their mobile devices and we couldn’t be happier about working with

them on this important initiative.”

“We are delighted to be working with Sprint in bringing to market an

innovative solution that helps protect subscribers from nuisance calls,”

said Mike Keegan, Chief Executive Officer of Transaction Network

Services. “We are taking a unique approach with our solution by directly

leveraging data and network intelligence to identify a higher percentage

of nuisance callers, giving subscribers a better way to take control of

the calling experience.”

About Transaction Network Services:

TNS’ Telecommunication Services Division addresses the full needs of

over 400 wireless and wireline operators in the US and globally. Its

portfolio of network signaling, roaming and clearing, wireless fraud

management, and database and registry solutions enables the successful

delivery of subscriber services anywhere at any time.

For more than a decade, its Cequint subsidiary has pioneered the

development of innovative, market-leading mobile Enhanced Caller ID and

Call Management solutions. Cequint’s technology and intellectual

property is protected by 33 patents that

it has been granted globally. For more information please visit www.tnsi.com

or www.cequint.com.

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.

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