Sprint Announces 1Million Project Pilot Participants in 11 Cities to Provide Free Wireless Devices and Service to Students
December 12 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
4,000 Students in Pilot Program Will Be First
of the 1 Million to Participate in Major Multiyear Initiative to
Help Close the “Homework Gap”
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Will Now Accept In-Store Device and Monetary Donations
Approximately 4,000 students in 11 cities across the country
will be the first to receive a free mobile device and free
high-speed wireless internet connectivity through Sprint (NYSE:S)
and the Sprint Foundation’s 1Million Project pilot program. Upon
successful completion of the pilot program, which begins in January
2017, schools will also be invited to join the multiyear initiative
through its entirety when it rolls out nationwide rollout for the
2017-2018 school year.
“Since we announced the 1Million Project, we’ve received an
incredible amount of outreach from schools across the country that
need help,” said Sprint’s Senior Vice President of Corporate
Communications Doug Michelman. “Too many students in America lack
internet access at home and are falling behind in school and in
life. We couldn’t be more excited and honored to work with these
amazing institutions to launch the pilot program and start helping
disadvantaged students reach their full potential.”
After receiving more than 100 applications for the pilot
program, the following organizations will participate in the
1Million Project pilot program:
School DistrictsKansas City Public
Schools, Kansas City, MOPaterson Public Schools, Paterson, NJPomona
Unified School District, Pomona, CAProvidence Public Schools,
Providence, RISan Diego Unified School District, San Diego, CA
High SchoolsBrockton High School,
Brockton, MADr. Emmett J. Conrad Global Collegiate Academy, Dallas,
TXLake Worth Community High School, Lake Worth, FLWest Charlotte
High School, Charlotte, NCYouth Connection Charter School, Chicago,
IL
Non-Profit OrganizationVillage of Park
Forest – Teen Services Department, Park Forest, IL
Participating students will receive either a free smartphone,
tablet, or hotspot device and 3GB of high-speed LTE data per month.
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 and
for unlimited domestic calls and texts. All unlimited features are
while on the Sprint network.
The pilot program will help Sprint learn more about how student
needs may vary from market-to-market and school-to-school, how to
allocate resources to differing schools and organizations and best
practices for communicating with program participants. Learnings
will be applied to the nationwide rollout at the start of the
2017-18 school year when, over the course of the next five years, 1
million high school students will join the program and receive a
wireless device and service for up to four years in high
school.
Schools, public housing authorities and non-profit organizations
interested in participating in the 1Million Project beginning with
the 2017-2018 school year may apply through March 31, 2017 at
www.sprint.com/1millionproject.
How to Help:
Sprint customers and anyone looking to support the 1Million
Project may contribute financially or donate a used mobile device.
Visit a local Sprint store to make a cash donation or to donate an
old mobile phone, tablet, or hotspot. Used mobile devices can also
be donated online.1 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 60.2 million
connections as of Sept. 30, 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 the Sprint Foundation:
Since its establishment in 1989, the Sprint Foundation (the
philanthropic arm of Sprint) has provided millions of dollars to
community organizations across the country. A separate legal entity
from Sprint, the Sprint Foundation is able to make a huge impact
where it is needed most, supporting hundreds of organizations every
year that focus on education, arts and culture, youth development,
community development, and disaster relief. For more information
visit sprint.com/goodworks.
1Cash donations for the 1Million Project are tax-deductible
charitable contributions to the Sprint Foundation. 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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