Sprint and Google Expand Relationship to Enable Richer Mobile Experience and More Choices for Sprint Customers

Sprint (NYSE:S) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced a partnership
aimed at more deeply integrating Google applications and services into
Sprint customers’ mobile experience. As part
of the deal, Googleâ„¢ will become Sprint's
preferred mobile search provider and Sprint users will have easier
access to Google Mapsâ„¢ for mobile, YouTubeâ„¢
and more.

Sprint and Google are committed to providing users with the most dynamic
mobile experience possible. Both companies have actively advocated the
importance of an open mobile ecosystem and understand that users should
have more choice when it comes to selecting and accessing content on a
mobile phone.

“Our partnership with Google is a great
example of how Sprint is making the mobile Internet experience even more
customer-friendly and useful to our customers,”
said Kevin Packingham, vice president of product management at Sprint. “Sprint
looks forward to extending its partnership with Google, and to bringing
customers a mobile experience enhanced by the speed of the Now Network,
complimented by the services of Google.”

"Google and Sprint have a lot in common when it comes to our vision for
the mobile web," said Doug Garland, vice president of product management
at Google. "We both believe in openness and providing compelling,
easy-to-use mobile services that consumers can use every day. We look
forward to working together to deliver a great experience."

With some capabilities available as soon as this summer, the partnership
with Google and Sprint offers Sprint customers:

• Google mobile search: Google will become the default search
  provider for web search and local search (GPS-enabled) on the Sprint
  portal on customers’ current web-enabled
  Sprint phones as well as new devices. On select new devices later this
  year, Sprint customers will be able to bring up a Google search box on
  their device's home screen, providing them with one-click access to
  Google mobile search.
• Google Maps for mobile: Also featured on new Sprint handsets and
  available on some current smart phones will be Google Maps for mobile,
  an application that enables users to view maps and satellite imagery,
  find local businesses, get driving directions and view real-time
  traffic information when they're on the go.
• YouTube: With this new partnership, millions of fun and interesting
  YouTube videos -- as well as all the user's favorites, videos and
  channels -- will be accessible from select new Sprint handsets.
• Location-enabled search and maps: Sprint will also enable users to
  take advantage of location data for Google search and Google Maps for
  mobile, making it even easier for users to discover what's around them
  and then figure out how to get there.

Going forward, Sprint and Google will continue to explore ways to
provide users with compelling mobile experiences and more application
choices.

Today's announcement extends the two companies' collaborative history.
In November 2006, Sprint and Google made Gmailâ„¢
available from the Sprint portal. Late last year, Sprint joined Google
as a founding member of the Open Handset Allianceâ„¢,
which is currently developing the Androidâ„¢
open mobile platform. And earlier today, the two companies announced
that they would contribute to the formation of Clearwire, a company
focused on building the first nationwide mobile WiMAX network.

About Sprint

Sprint offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including
two wireless networks serving approximately 54 million customers at the
end of 2007; 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 [1].

About Google Inc.

Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people
around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford
Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web
property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising
program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while
enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered
in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and
Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com [2].

Google, Google Maps, Android, Gmail, Open Handset Alliance and YouTube
are trademarks of Google Inc. in the United States and / or other
countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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