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Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Sprint INC. Reveals the List of Initial “1 Million Project” Participants


A lot of students don’t have access to superfast internet services at home in the United States. Taking this into consideration, Sprint INC. announced a “1 Million Project” for such disadvantaged students throughout the United States. The company announced this project during the month of October 2016.

Sprint INC. Started Receiving Applications

Sprint INC. announced “1 Million Project” with the objective of delivering one million wireless devices with mobile services without any charges to students lacking internet availability. The company started receiving applications for its “1 Million Project” pilot program immediately after its announcement.

Sprint INC. Reveals the List of Initial Participants:

The company has released the list of first participants for the program from its office in Overland Park. This list contains the names of almost 4,000 needy students participating in this program from 11 different towns in the United States.

Students of California, Missouri, New Jersey and Massachusetts Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois are part of this “1 Million Project”. In addition, the company will also provide free cellular phone services in Rhode Island under the “1 Million Project” for students.

Main Features of “1 Million Project’

Let’s take a look at the main features of Sprint’s “1 Million Project” pilot program below:
•    Sprint INC. is funding the “1 Million Project”.
•    It will allow students to choose from mobile phone, tablet, computer or a hotspot device to be able to access internet services for free.
•    The pilot program of “1 Million Project” will start in January 2017.
•    Sprint will begin approaching new schools to be a part of this long-term initiative expected to reach its conclusion by the first quarter of 2022. Most importantly, this will cover students who need free cellular phone service in Rhode Island for internet access.
•    The main aim of Sprint INC. behind funding the “1 Million Project” is to ensure internet access for approximately 2,000,000 students through free wireless device services annually.
•    The company will start this program officially well in time and according to the 2017-2018 academic year.

Sprint INC. Think Tanks Have to Say Something in This Regard:

A huge number of schools are showing a lot of interest to participate in this initiative taken by the Sprint INC, says Mr. Doug Michelman, the Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Sprint INC. The company is also expecting to make a considerable difference in the life of many students through this program.

Sprint INC. Invites Donations:

Sprint has also provided an opportunity for phone service users in Rhode Island  and the rest of the United States to donate and be a part of “1 Million Project”, at any Sprint store. Donors don’t necessarily need to bring cash to the Sprint stores for donation. Instead, phone service users in Rhode Island and rest of the United States can also bring their useless or old wireless devices or computers which then will be sold by the company to raise money to benefit Phone service users in Rhode Island and rest of the United States, through the Sprint Foundation and its “1 Million Project”.

Final Words:

This is a very good strategic move by the company to increase its customer base and Return on Investment on the business front. This move can also be called a philanthropic way of branding by Sprint INC., to be able to rub shoulders with Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile, the top three major carriers in United States. Moreover, students will also get access to the internet with free cell phone services in Rhode Island and rest of the United States. Time will tell whether or not this move by Sprint is a success or failure.

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