Sprint Illuminates Milwaukee with Hundreds of Network Enhancements, 38 New Stores & Sprint’s 1Million Project to Connect Mi...
June 19 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Expectation of 200 jobs to support new retail
stores
2,800 Students at 25 high schools will be first
in Wisconsin to receive free devices and connectivity to help close
the “Homework Gap”
Sprint (NYSE:S) shows major love to Milwaukee by making three
major announcements today:
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- Network: Unveiling one of its
plans of densifying the network by adding hundreds of network
enhancements using some of the most advanced technologies in
wireless.
- Retail & Job Expansion:
Adding 38 Sprint and Boost Mobile stores in Milwaukee-area and
adding 200 new jobs by the end of 2018.
- 1Million Project: 2,800
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students will receive either a free
smartphone, hotspot or tablet, and free high-speed wireless
internet connectivity in an effort to help close the “Homework
Gap.”
"I’m truly grateful for Sprint’s incredible commitment to
Milwaukee," Mayor Tom Barrett said. "With this exciting expansion
and economic growth in our City, Sprint is providing Milwaukeeans
with family-supporting jobs while enhancing the educational
experience for the workforce of tomorrow. Thank you, Sprint for
your positive corporate partnership."
Bigger, Better Signal and Capacity in Milwaukee than
beforeData usage by Sprint customers has increased more than
967% in the last five years in Milwaukee. To meet this increased
demand, Sprint has expanded its toolbox of network solutions to
include Sprint Magic Box, outdoor small cells, High Performance
User Equipment (HPUE) and three-channel carrier aggregation in
Milwaukee.
The latest technology innovation yet – The Sprint Magic Box, the
world’s first all – wireless small cell, is a revolutionary new
plug–and–play LTE small cell for businesses and consumers that
dramatically improves data coverage and increases download and
upload speeds on average by 200 percent.1
Sprint designed the Sprint Magic Box so that customers in the
surrounding areas will also enjoy the benefits of the locally
installed unit. One Sprint Magic Box provides average coverage of
30,000 square feet indoors and can benefit adjacent Sprint
customers inside the building. The signal can also extend coverage
100 meters outside a building, benefiting Sprint customers in
nearby buildings and improving street–level network
performance.
Sprint Magic Box is free to qualifying businesses and
consumers.
Retail ExpansionSprint is continuously increasing its
footprint to meet customer demands! Sprint is adding 38 new Sprint
and Boost Mobile stores in the city and surrounding suburbs like
Pleasant Prairie and Franklin throughout 2017 and 2018.
“Every month, we’re gaining on the competition and
growing our base of customers, and we couldn’t be more excited,”
said Jim Mills, Sprint President of Illinois and Wisconsin. “With
this significant growth, we knew we had to add more Sprint and
Boost Mobile stores for both our postpaid and prepaid customers.
Milwaukeeans are seeing our network and customer care improvements,
as well as seeing how Sprint positively impacts the community by
giving back and partnering up with Milwaukee Public Schools.”
Milwaukee residents interested in applying for open positions
should visit www.sprint.com/jobs.
1Million ProjectThrough Sprint’s 1Million Project,
beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, 2,800 students at 25 MPS
high schools will receive either a free smartphone, tablet, or
hotspot device and 3GB of high-speed LTE data per month for up to
four years while they are in high school. Unlimited data is
available at 2G speeds if usage exceeds 3GB in a month. Those who
receive a smartphone can use it as a hotspot.
The participating MPS high schools are:
- Alliance School
- Audubon High School
- Bay View High School
- Bradley Tech
- Groppi High School
- Hamilton High School
- MacDowell Montessori
- Madison Academic High School
- Marshall High School
- Meir School
- Milwaukee High School of Arts
- Milwaukee School of Languages
- North High School
- Obama School of Career & Tech
Ed
- Project Stay H High School
- Pulaski High School
- Reagan High School
- Riverside University High School
- Rufus King High School
- South Division High School
- Transition High School
- Vincent High School
- Washington High School
- Webster
- Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong
Learning
MPS will join hundreds of high schools for the nationwide
rollout beginning this fall. Over the course of the next five
years, one million high school students will join the program and
receive a wireless device and service for up to four years in high
school.
“Milwaukee Public Schools is thrilled to be a part of the Sprint
1Million Project,” said Dr. Darienne Driver, MPS
Superintendent. “This program provides our students with the
opportunity to learn anywhere and at any time, closing the digital
divide with access to the internet and software helps students to
achieve, inside and out of the classroom. Possibilities are
broadened for students who may not have had access to technology,
which is essential in a 21st Century learning community.”
Anyone looking to support the program can visit
www.sprint.com/give1mp or text GIVE to 60603 to make a cash
donation.2 Used mobile devices can also be donated in Sprint stores
or online.3 Devices will be recycled or resold with net proceeds
benefiting the 1Million Project. Visit
www.sprint.com/1millionproject for more information, and follow and
support the program on social media by using the hashtag
#1MillionProject.
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 59.7 million
connections as of March 31, 2017 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.
1 Signal and speeds based on optimal conditions for most Sprint
devices.2 Cash donations for the 1Million Project are
tax-deductible charitable contributions to the Sprint Foundation.3
Device donations are not tax deductible. Net proceeds from
reselling/recycling donated devices or $1 per device, whichever is
greater, will be donated to the program.
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