Boost Mobile Launches Industry-First Prepaid Plan Tailored for Miami Customers Calling and Texting to Cuba
April 16 2015 - 11:04AM
Business Wire
Cuba Monthly Connect Plans start at $50/month and include lowest
introductory rate per minute among prepaid carriers to call Cuba
and unlimited free texting to Cuba; customers can also get a free
4G LTE device when porting their number to Boost from any
carrier
In celebration of the new plans Boost will donate $10,000 to
Roots of Hope
As relations between the U.S. and Cuba evolve, Boost Mobile is
leading the way in making it simple and affordable for Miami
customers to connect with friends and family by launching the first
and only prepaid calling plan for consumers calling Cuba.
Starting at $50 a month, Cuba Monthly Connect includes unlimited
talk, text and data with 15 minutes/month1 voice calling to Cuba
and unlimited international texting from anywhere in the U.S. Cuba
Monthly Connect plans save consumers money and the hassle of buying
separate calling cards. This limited-time offer is available only
at authorized Boost Mobile wireless dealer locations in the Miami
area.
In addition to the new Cuba Monthly Connect plans, for a limited
time new customers can get a free 4G LTE phone plus an additional
free 25 minutes during the first month of service to call Cuba when
they port their number to Boost from any carrier2.
Current customers can also take advantage of a limited-time
offer and get a total of 50 minutes to call Cuba and unlimited
international texts for only $153, which comes out to the industry
low rate of 30 cents/minute during the promotion.
“Cuba Monthly Connect is the perfect plan for Miami residents
looking for the best value to call Cuba,” said Dow Draper,
president of Boost Mobile and Sprint Prepaid. “With the recent
government expansion of relations with Cuba, and Miami being an
important market for the Boost brand, we wanted to combine a
promotion with a way to give back to Cuban-Americans and make it
easier for them to call friends and family in Cuba.”
Cuba Monthly Connect Plans
Price $50 $60
Talk & Text4
Unlimited Unlimited
Data5
Unlimited - Includes5GB of
high-speed3G/4G data
Unlimited - Includes10GB of
high-speed3G/4G data
Minutes to call Cuba 15 minutes/month
15 minutes/month
Texting to Cuba
Unlimited Unlimited
The launch of this new plan will benefit Roots of Hope, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to empower the youth of Cuba
so they may become the authors of their own futures. Boost has made
a commitment to donate $10,000 to the charity. The donated funds
will help support programs like Tech4Cuba, which provides youth in
Cuba the tools – cell phones, flash drives and tablets – and skills
necessary to build a better future for themselves.
“Boost Mobile has supported youth organizations since the
brand’s inception in 2002,” said Draper. “Roots of Hope is a
wonderful organization that helps empower Cuban youth, and we look
forward to working with them and donating resources to their
cause.”
“Our mission at Roots of Hope has quite literally been to boost
the connectivity of youth in Cuba so that they can more fully
realize their potential,” said Raul Moas, executive director-Roots
of Hope. “Boost Mobile understands the power of technology
to empower people and communities alike, and it's simply
awesome to be working together in building bridges between youth on
and off the island – one phone call and text message at a
time.”
About Boost Mobile
Established in 2002, Boost Mobile, part of the Sprint Prepaid
Group, redefines value for wireless consumers with more data for
less and no long-term commitment to a subscription contract.
Operating on the Nationwide Sprint 3G Network for data and the
Nationwide Sprint Network for voice services, both reaching more
than 281 million people respectively, as well as the nationwide
Sprint 4G LTE Network, which reaches more than 270 million people.
Its award-winning customer service has been recognized more than
eight times. Learn more about Boost Mobile online on Facebook,
Google+, Instagram and Twitter.
About Roots of Hope
Roots of Hope, or Raíces de Esperanza in Spanish, is a
for-purpose, nonpolitical organization composed of students and
young professionals who work together to empower youth in
Cuba through personal exchange, technology
and entrepreneurship. Since its founding in 2003, Roots of
Hope has collected thousands of cell phones and other hardware for
youth on the island with the sole purpose of providing them a means
to connect with each other and the world at large.
1 Lowest per minute rate of 33 cents is for the first 15 minutes
included in Cuba Monthly Connect plans. Thereafter standard rate of
99 cents per minute apply.2 Offer ends 5/31/15. In select markets
only. Available for new monthly plan activations in select markets
and porting from non-Sprint related carriers at participating
dealers, while supplies last (excludes boostmobile.com or national
retailers). Required payment of first month’s service. Only select
devices eligible. Discount applied towards purchase of phone;
excludes taxes. One-time, 25-minute add-on to Cuba available only
for monthly accounts and expires when minutes depleted or 30 days
from purchase date.3 Offer ends 5/31/15. The total 50-minute bucket
may be delivered in two 25-minute allotments. Each one-time,
25-minute add-on to Cuba available only for current monthly
accounts and expires when are minutes depleted or 30 days from
purchase date.4 Unlimited features are on-network only;
international services extra.5 Video streaming limited to 3G
speeds. 3G/4G speeds subject to coverage/device availability. Once
plan’s applicable 3G/4G data allotment reached, speeds (including
video) reduced to 2G speeds for remainder of plan cycle and
restored when new plan cycle begins.
Boost MobileDanielle Babbington,
949-748-3418Danielle.babbington@sprint.com
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