Sprint Launches Two Innovative Programs to Help U.S.-Based Customers Stay Connected with Loved Ones in Latin America
March 30 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Plan Conectados lets customers pay $25 per
month for a wireless plan for friends and family in Mexico and El
Salvador
Customers can now also easily pre-pay for
someone else’s wireless service in 23 Latin American and Caribbean
countries
Sprint is teaming up with Movistar Mexico & El Salvador, a
large telecommunications brand owned by Telefónica, to become the
first U.S. provider allowing customers to pay for a loved one’s
wireless plan in Mexico and El Salvador. With the exclusive Plan
Conectados through the Sprint World Top-Up app, Sprint customers in
the United States can easily give wireless access to their loved
ones in Mexico or El Salvador for just $25 a month. The cost is
billed directly to the user’s Sprint bill and then applied to their
family’s or friend’s Movistar prepaid account.
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The Top-Up App also allows U.S. customers to add money to
prepaid accounts in 23 Latin American and Caribbean countries
hassle-free, irrespective of their in-country plan and available
for most carriers.
Making it Easy to Stay Connected
In 2015, U.S. immigrants sent an estimated $133.5 billion to
relatives in their native country across the globe.1 Remittances to
Latin America and the Caribbean grew nearly 8% from 2015 to 2016,
amounting to approximately US $70 billion. Mexico received over 26
billion and El Salvador took in close to 5 billion,2 highlighting
the need for affordable plans and services.
“Sprint and Movistar are both deeply rooted in the Hispanic
community and we know that family ties are the center of
everything,” said Marcelo Claure, Sprint CEO and president. “We
recognize that many families assume responsibility for supporting
their loved ones abroad, and Sprint wants to make it easier for
them to do so. By offering a way for our customers to provide their
relatives with the best wireless plan available in their country we
have created a unique and practical way to empower our
customers.”
“Movistar is excited to improve our customer’s quality of life
by providing this barrier breaking initiative with Sprint. This new
plan will help our communities to connect more easily than ever
before”, said Carlos Morales, Telefonica Mexico’s President and
Chief Executive Officer. “Limited resources and funds play key
roles in hindering wireless access to many families, and with Plan
Conectados we expect to provide them with constant connectivity.
Telefonica Mexico is the first-ever Mexican carrier to deliver such
a solution.”
“For us, as Movistar El Salvador, it is very important to
connect and keep Salvadoran families connected, so we are very
proud to achieve this agreement with Sprint. Plan Conectados allows
us to give greater access to communication and technology to the
thousands of Salvadorans who depend on their families in the USA,”
said Sergio Chueca, Telefónica’s El Salvador Chief Executive
Officer.
Here’s How it Works:
Download Sprint World Top-Up App for FREE using the App Store on
any iOS or Android device.3 Then customers have two options:
- For those with family and friends in
Mexico and El Salvador, they can add Plan Conectados4 to their
Sprint account for just $25 per month. The plan is then managed
within the Sprint World Top-Up app.
- For those with family in Latin American
and Caribbean countries, Top-Up – or add airtime funds – to a loved
one’s prepaid wireless account directly from a Sprint device5
within the Sprint World Top-Up app.
PLAN CONNECTADOS MEXICO
EL SALVADOR Price per month $25 $25 National Calls and Texts
Unlimited Unlimited On Network/
300 Min off-Network
Calls to US Unlimited 400 min. Texts to US Unlimited Not Available
Data Total (Including social networks) 7GB 4GB
To learn more visit your local Sprint store or go to
sprint.com/topup for more information.
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 59.5 million
connections as of Dec. 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.
About Telefonica:
Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in
the world by market capitalization and number of customers with a
comprehensive offering and quality of connectivity that is
delivered over world class fixed, mobile and broadband networks. As
a growing company it prides itself on providing a differential
experience based both on its corporate values and a public position
that defends customer interests. The company has a significant
presence in 21 countries and 350 million accesses around the world.
Telefónica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin
America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth
strategy. Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5
million direct shareholders. Its share capital currently comprises
5,037,804,990 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market
and on those in London, New York, Lima, and Buenos Aires.
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2 http://bit.ly/2lnDAfA
3 In order to send funds to family and friends abroad, customers
must have a qualifying consumer postpaid Sprint billing
account.
4 Customers in Mexico receive unlimited calls and texts
(including U.S. and Canada), 5GB browsing data, and 2GB
Social/What’s App data (excluding What’s App Calling). For
customers in El Salvador, customers receive unlimited calls and
texts within Movistar network, up to 400 minutes to call to U.S.
and 300 national minutes for calls on Salvadoran carriers other
than Movistar along with 4GB of browsing/social data. All data,
minutes and texting expires after 30 days.
5 Sending data, voice and text minutes through Sprint World’s
Top-Up application to other locations varies by country.
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SprintOscar Meza, 817-680-2795oscar.meza@sprint.com
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