PITTSBURGH (BUSINESS WIRE), April 16, 2015 – Sprint today announced that its network in Pittsburgh shares a first-place ranking for reliability and call performance, according to a new RootScore® report by independent mobile analytics firm RootMetrics®.

Sprint remains focused on building and optimizing its Pittsburgh network, and performance continues to improve. Since RootMetrics’ previous test five months ago, Sprint increased its median download speed in Pittsburgh by more than 71 percent.

“Our network gets better every day, and we’re working hard to provide the consistent reliability, capacity, and speed that our customers demand,” said Scott Santi, vice president of Sprint’s network in the Northeast Region. “We’re pleased with these latest results and we will continue to invest in our Pittsburgh network. With our new low-cost pricing plans, there’s never been a better time to give Sprint a try.”

Following a multi-year overhaul, the Sprint network now provides significantly better call quality and faster data speeds in more places than before. Additionally, according to RootMetrics, metro results for second half 2014 show Sprint has the most improved network and highest net gain in first-place or shared first-place RootScore and network award wins in Overall Performance, Reliability, Call and Text.1

About RootMetrics

RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm that offers insights into the consumer mobile experience, tests the networks of all four major wireless carriers in the U.S. twice per year. The company provides objective, unbiased assessments of performance across a broad range of consumer-oriented mobile activities including data usage, calling, and texting. Network reliability measures a customer’s ability to establish and keep a data connection, make and retain a call, and send and receive texts.

Rankings based on RootMetrics’ Pittsburgh (March 2015) RootScore Report for mobile performance as tested on best available plans and devices on 4 mobile networks across all available network types. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of Sprint. Your results may vary. See www.rootmetrics.com for details.

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 nearly 56 million connections as of December 31, 2014 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 four years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

1Most improved network claim based upon Sprint’s relative increase in first place or tied for first place awards across all award categories combined as noted in the RootMetrics 2nd Half 2014 Mobile Network Performance Review Report, published February 10, 2015, of 4 mobile networks across all available network types comparing the second half of 2014 to the first half of 2014. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of Sprint. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more details.