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MILITARY SUPPORT Sprint’s corporate responsibility program, Sprint Good Works SM , is guided by the principle that doing the right thing is good business. More than a statement, it’s also a belief: Good does indeed work SM . Part of our good works program includes supporting our military employees and customers. Sprint takes pride in being a military-friendly company and is committed to providing resources and programs to assist veterans, active military personnel and their families. By supporting the military and expressing our gratitude to those who serve our country, Sprint demonstrates how good corporate citizenship works to bring people and resources together for a better world. To learn more about Sprint’s support of the military, please visit sprint.com/dod. MILITARY RECRUITING Sprint is committed to hiring military veterans and their families. We believe it is a mark of good corporate citizenship to use the skills and abilities of those who have given service to their country. Highlights of our military recruiting efforts include the following: A dedicated point of contact in our recruiting organization who manages our military recruitment strategy and process. Postings on base: We post available positions on military bases and transition offices, military job websites and universities. Sprint also engages in military-sponsored activities in local communities. Military Transition Workshops to share information with exiting military and veteran attendees. Attendees learn how military skills translate to civilian jobs, how to build their identity/personal brand and create their road to success. Attendees talk to Sprint recruiters and other companies about potential employment opportunities. Sprint has hosted two workshops and plans to host more in the future. Training for recruiters to ensure they have the information needed to help translate skills between military and civilian positions. Military web page that highlights key points on Sprint’s commitment to hiring military veterans and their families, and benefits offered when on active duty. Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) skills translator on our military recruiting web page for applicants to determine which positions align with their military skills. After selecting their MOS code or military title, the applicant receives a list of open positions at Sprint that would be a potential match. Sprint partnered with the U.S. Army’s Partnership for Youth Success Program (PaYS) which opens the doors to possible employment opportunities at the comple- tion of Army obligations. Sprint is sponsoring the 2013 Army Soldier Show, as well as many other annual military and veteran events and activities, including sponsorship of more than 50 military bases throughout the country. In June 2013, Sprint and Clear Channel collaborated on the iHeartRadio Show Your Stripes movement, an initiative aimed at increasing job opportunities for men and women who served in the military. CORPORATE SUPPORT Sprint and our employees are proud to support the following events: 2013 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic 2013 National Disabled Veterans Summer Sports Clinic 2013 VFW National Convention 2013 Sponsor of the Army Soldier Show 2013 Snofest MWR (Morale Welfare & Recreation) ARMP (Army Machine Program)

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MILITARY SUPPORTSprint’s corporate responsibility program, Sprint Good WorksSM, is guided by the principle that doing the right thing is good business. More than a statement, it’s also a belief: Good does indeed workSM. Part of our good works program includes supporting our military employees and customers. Sprint takes pride in being a military-friendly company and is committed to providing resources and programs to assist veterans, active military personnel and their families.

By supporting the military and expressing our gratitude to those who serve our country, Sprint demonstrates how good corporate citizenship works to bring people and resources together for a better world. To learn more about Sprint’s support of the military, please visit sprint.com/dod.

MILITARY RECRUITINGSprint is committed to hiring military veterans and their families. We believe it is a mark of good corporate citizenship to use the skills and abilities of those who have given service to their country. Highlights of our military recruiting efforts include the following:

• A dedicated point of contact in our recruiting organization who manages our military recruitment strategy and process.

• Postingsonbase: We post available positions on military bases and transition offices, military job websites and universities. Sprint also engages in military-sponsored activities in local communities.

• MilitaryTransitionWorkshopsto share information with exiting military and veteran attendees. Attendees learn how military skills translate to civilian jobs, how to build their identity/personal brand and create their road to success. Attendees talk to Sprint recruiters and other companies about potential employment opportunities. Sprint has hosted two workshops and plans to host more in the future.

• Trainingforrecruitersto ensure they have the information needed to help translate skills between military and civilian positions.

• Militarywebpage that highlights key points on Sprint’s commitment to hiring military veterans and their families, and benefits offered when on active duty.

• MilitaryOccupationalSpecialty(MOS)skills translator on our military recruiting web page for applicants to determine which positions align with their military skills. After selecting their MOS code or military title, the applicant receives a list of open positions at Sprint that would be a potential match.

• Sprint partnered with the U.S.Army’sPartnershipforYouthSuccessProgram(PaYS)which opens the doors to possible employment opportunities at the comple-tion of Army obligations. Sprint is sponsoring the 2013 Army Soldier Show, as well as many other annual military and veteran events and activities, including sponsorship of more than 50 military bases throughout the country.

• In June 2013, Sprint and Clear Channel collaborated on the iHeartRadioShowYourStripesmovement, an initiative aimed at increasing job opportunities for men and women who served in the military.

CORPORATE SUPPORTSprint and our employees are proud to support the followingevents:

• 2013 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic

• 2013 National Disabled Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

• 2013 VFW National Convention

• 2013 Sponsor of the Army Soldier Show

• 2013 Snofest

• MWR (Morale Welfare & Recreation)

• ARMP (Army Machine Program)

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MILITARY EMPLOYEESSprint employs approximately 1,300 military employees and looks forward to adding more to our ranks. We offer a number of benefits to assist veterans, active military personnel and their families. • Employees are granted time away from work with differentialpayto participate in Re-

serve and National Guard training. When involuntarily called to active duty for Reserve and National Guard training, we pay the difference between Sprint base pay and military Reserve base pay for up to two work weeks each year.

• Through Sprint’sEducationAssistanceProgram, employees may be eligible for reimbursement for tuition and related expenses for off-site courses. Sprint will pay 90 per-cent of eligible expenses up to an annual maximum of $2,625 and offers free advising services tailored to military employees.

• Sprint offers a veteran-focused EmployeeResourceGroup,VETS. VETS builds on Sprint’s strong reputation through marketing and community service outreach to veterans and military personnel, and provides its members with professional-develop-ment and mentoring opportunities.

– With more than 800 members in 36 states and Puerto Rico, VETS provides employees with cultural events recognizing past and present members of the armed services. – VETS sponsors an annual Veterans Day event at the Sprint Overland Park, Kan., campus that draws more than 4,000 attendees and includes military aircraft landings, Army Band performances, military equipment displays and kid’s activities.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONIn recognition of our commitment to hiring military veterans and offering great benefits for military employees and their families, Sprint is honored receive the following accolades: • Recipient of the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award – the highest

recognition given by the U.S. government to employers for support of their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve

• Recognized for eight years as a “Top 50 Military-Friendly Employer” by G.I. Jobs magazine • Named by CivilianJobs.com as one of the Most Valuable Employers for Military (2009,

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)• Ranked #2 by CareerBliss on its top 10 list of Best Companies to Work for Veterans and

is one of the Top 10 Most Veteran Friendly Corporate Supplier diversity programs (2012)

MILITARY CUSTOMERSSprint is proud to offer the following incentives to help keep our troops connected.• 15 percent service discount off select plans for customers who are on active duty,

retired, or in the reserves and veteran members of the U.S. Armed Forces as well as employees of the Department of Active Duty.

• $100 port-in credit to Department of Defense employees. • $100 service credit for each newly activated line of service for every line switched to Sprint.• Sprint’s Military Suspension program lets deployed military customers remain on their

original service plan and keep their phone number for up to 36 months. – Sprint offers a Deployed Military Plan for Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile customers allowing service men and women to maintain their prepaid plans while deployed over seas – with no reactivation fees when the account is restored.• For veterans facing financial hardships, Assurance Wireless has a Lifeline Assistance

program for individuals who qualify. There is no annual contract and veterans receive a free wireless phone, 250 free minutes of wireless voice service and 250 free text mes-sages monthly. Call 1-800-395-2171 or visit AssuranceWireless.com.

VETS ID PACKSprint’s Veterans ID pack finds helpful resources, apps, links and other mobile content for those who have served our country, or who are currently serving. The Veterans ID pack includes a U.S. Military News Feed, direct access to news outlets such as CNN or Fox News, job information and other helpful resources.