[June 28, 2016] |
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Sprint Waives Fees To and From Turkey Following Terror Attack at Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Sprint (News - Alert) (NYSE:S) is waiving international long distance, roaming and SMS
charges to and from Turkey for all Sprint, Boost and Virgin Mobile
customers in the wake of the devastating events at Istanbul Atatürk
Airport this afternoon.
Effective June 28 through July 5, 2016, all Sprint postpaid and prepaid
customers will receive free international long distance and text usage
for calls/texts to Turkey and international roaming fees for those
calling/texting from Turkey.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those personally affected
during this difficult time," said Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. "We want to
do everything we can to show our support and heartfelt sympathy to all
Sprint, Boost Mobile, and Virgin Mobile (News - Alert) customers with family and
friends in the region."
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE:S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the thins they care about
most. Sprint served more than 58.8 million connections as of March 31,
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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