Customer Press Release: Sprint Announces Availability of Software Solution for Individuals to Access Their Corporate E-Mail on Sprint PCS Phones and Wirelessly Connected Devices

Sprint PCS Business Connection Personal Edition Now Available at Sprint Stores, Online and Free for a Limited Time

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Access to real-time corporate e-mail on the go just got easier for mobile professionals thanks to an easy-to-use desktop software solution that is now available at no additional charge for a limited time. Sprint (NYSE: FON - news, PCS - news), which operates the largest all-digital, all-CDMA nationwide network in the United States, today announced the availability of Sprint PCS Business Connection(SM) Personal Edition. This new solution is designed to make access to corporate e-mail easier and more cost effective via Sprint PCS Phones, handheld computers or other wirelessly connected devices. The software is now available via CDs at Sprint Stores and through Sprint's business sales force, as well as online at http://businessconnection.sprintpcs.com.

Sprint PCS Business Connection Personal Edition gives customers using Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes the ability to access their corporate email, calendar, company directory and personal contacts from a Sprint PCS Phone or other wirelessly enabled device connected to Sprint's nationwide PCS network. The software is designed to provide a secure connection from the customer's desktop to the company's e-mail server so customers can view, reply and delete their e-mail in real time without having to synchronize when they get back to the office. With real-time access, once a change is made on the mobile device, it is instantly updated on the customer's mailbox.

"Sprint recognizes that access to e-mail and other mission critical information is becoming increasingly important for the mobile professional -- or anyone who wants to be more productive in an untethered world," said Jay Highley, vice president of business marketing for Sprint's wireless division. "Sprint PCS Business Connection Personal Edition provides a simple, affordable and easy-to-use solution that provides customers with secure access to their corporate e-mail and files when they're away from the office, without their company having to make costly equipment installations. As part of the Sprint PCS Clear Wireless Workplace, this latest solution opens the door to individuals who want to make a personal decision to increase their productivity and create a competitive advantage."

Several features set this solution apart from other available products. Sprint PCS Business Connection Personal Edition can be set up within minutes of registering without dealing with complex synchronization and software installation. Customers can simply download and install the software, minimizing company IT involvement to integrate the solution, or occupying resources to install and maintain new hardware or software on their corporate networks.

In addition to corporate email, the software is designed to give customers access to work directories, personal contacts and files stored on the hard drive of their work computers on a Sprint wirelessly enabled device, or on any computer with Internet access. For example, a sales representative could use a computer at a client's office, airport or Internet cafe to access e-mail and files via the Sprint PCS web site.

Unlike other solutions available, the customer's computer does not have to remain connected to the network for the solution to work. A shared connection can be set up with co-workers that use the same network domain, so that the remote employee can still access their e-mail if their computer is not turned on. For example, an executive might use the connection sharing option with an assistant or colleague who does not travel or leave the office regularly.

Sprint PCS Business Connection Personal Edition utilizes the company's existing security infrastructure, Internet-standard security protocols, and encryption-based transport technology to access corporate e-mail on Sprint PCS Phones and wireless devices. When a connection is established, either through the customer's connected computer or by connection sharing, a secure channel is established using 128-bit encryption. Unlike other redirect mobile e-mail products, the contents of the email are not stored or replicated outside the enterprise firewall.

Sprint PCS Business Connection Personal Edition is also compatible with Sprint's Third Generation Network so customers will not be required to purchase new software once Sprint's 3G services launch nationwide in mid 2002.

Demonstrations of the new service will be available at Sprint's booth #222 at Internet World Wireless East 2002 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on Feb. 20 - 22, 2002.

Sprint PCS Business Connection Personal Edition is priced at $2.99 per month. There is no charge for the software. As part of an introductory promotional offer, the first 50,000 customers who download and register for the service before April 15, 2002, will have the monthly fee of $2.99 waived for the term of their Sprint PCS agreement. Customers will be charged for the minutes they use according to their Sprint wireless pricing plan. New pricing will apply for customers using 3G devices for the service following the launch of Sprint's Third Generation Network. For more information, visit www.businessconnection.sprintpcs.com.

About Sprint

Sprint is a global communications company serving more than 23 million business and residential customers in more than 70 countries. With 80,000 plus employees worldwide and more than $26 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state of the art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all- digital, fiber-optic network. Sprint's award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone is being extended to key global markets to provide customers with a broad portfolio of scalable IP products. Sprint's high-capacity, high-speed network gives customers fast, dependable, non-stop access to the vast majority of the world's Internet content. Sprint also operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities.

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