Newly available software update enables Windows Mobile 6.1 and more

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jul 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Sprint (NYSE:S) announced key enhancements, including
support for EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, as part of a software upgrade
available for the Touch(TM) by HTC. The Mogul(TM) by HTC software
upgrade will now support Windows Mobile 6.1.

Introduced in October 2007, the Touch combines the familiarity of
Windows Mobile with advanced multimedia features for accessing
business and personal essentials. The new software, along with
downloading instructions, is available at
www.america.htc.com/touchupdate. It enables:

-- EV-DO Rev. A - wherever EV-DO Rev. A coverage is available,
average download speeds will increase from 400-700 kbps to 600
kbps-1.4 mbps and average upload speeds will increase from
50-70 kbps to 350-500 kbps. These increased data speeds
provide customers the instant gratification of the ability to
quickly download large e-mail files on their phone while in a
taxicab, finish and send a sales report before their plane
takes off, and wirelessly download music to listen to directly
from a Sprint handset.

-- Enhanced GPS Capabilities - provides advanced GPS
functionality allowing support of popular applications such as
Sprint Navigation. Sprint Navigation provides audio and visual
turn-by-turn directions, more than 10 million local listings,
and one-click traffic rerouting, similar to an in-vehicle GPS
system.

-- Opera Browser - Opera brings full Internet content and images
to mobile phones and offers several new features for
functionality, security, usability, customization, searching,
saving, taking shortcuts and accessing Web content. Whether
users are going to work, working from home, developing Web
sites, or just looking for a quick, solid browser that can
help users access the Internet, Opera delivers a superior Web
experience for every aspect of your online life, with lots of
tech tools for power users.

-- Onscreen 40-key QWERTY Keyboard - A new virtual QWERTY
keyboard gives customers another option for easily responding
to emails, text messages and inputting other information.

Introduced in June 2007, the Mogul is a premium Windows Mobile
device and was the first EVDO Rev. A-capable handset. The new
software, along with downloading instructions, is available at
www.america.htc.com/mogulupdate. It enables:

-- Sprint TV - Watch live TV and video-on-demand with full-motion
video and vivid sound. Catch the latest news, sports, weather,
entertainment and movie trailers on the go. Sprint TV provides
more than 50 channels of live and on-demand video content

The updates on both the Touch and the Mogul include:

-- Windows Mobile 6.1 - brings new time-saving features, easier
phone navigation and management, and stronger security
safeguards. Users can get their phone set up and running
easier than ever before and with mobile versions of the
familiar Windows desktop applications such as Microsoft Office
and Live Search, they'll have information they need, anytime,
anywhere. Threaded text messaging enhances the messaging
experience.

"Sprint is committed to matching customer needs with the
technology that gives them the freedom to access and download the
content they want and have a PC-like experience," said Michael Hahn,
vice president of customer equipment for Sprint. "Whether it's
simplicity in setting up the handset, getting turn-by-turn driving
directions, sending emails with large attachments or having a better
Web experience, the Touch(TM) and the Mogul(TM) by HTC deliver all of
that so customers can have what they want in an instant, from
virtually anywhere."

The enhanced capabilities of the Touch and the Mogul, combined
with Sprint's $99.99 Simply Everything pricing plan, deliver
undeniable value to Sprint customers. The $99.99 Simply Everything
plan offers customers unlimited voice and data and is available for
any Sprint or Nextel handset. For families / group plan, "Simply
Everything" includes an incremental $5 discount per line, up to five
lines. Pricing complexity and concerns about overage charges are
virtually eliminated, letting customers think more about how they can
use their wireless device for work and play, and less about their
bill. Existing Sprint customers can switch to the "Simply Everything"
plan without extending their current contracts. New line activations
require a two-year agreement.

The Touch and the Mogul continue to be premium multimedia handsets
in the Sprint portfolio, integrating the familiar Windows Mobile
experience with TouchFLO(TM) technology on the Touch, a QWERTY
keyboard on the Mogul, an easy-to-use interface and exclusive Sprint
content like Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV. The Touch(TM) and the
Mogul(TM) by HTC are available in Sprint stores, online at
www.sprint.com and in Sprint business sales channels for $99.99 for
the Touch and $299.99 for the Mogul, with a two-year service agreement
and a $100 mail-in-rebate.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and
wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to
consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including two wireless networks serving nearly 53
million customers at the end of the first quarter 2008;
industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet
backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

SOURCE: Sprint Nextel

Sprint
Ashley Hahn, 913-794-1065
Ashley.hahn@sprint.com

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