Boost Mobile(R) Launches New 10 Cents/Minute Flat Rate for All Calls

Sprint's Prepaid Division Focuses on Value and Simplicity

Last update: 9:00 a.m. EDT Oct. 8, 2008 IRVINE, CA, Oct 08, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Seeking to better serve prepaid customers with simple and affordable service pricing, Boost Mobile today launched a new low flat rate of 10 cents per minute for all calls, no matter what time of day, for its Pay As You Go Basic Plan. Boost Mobile Pay As You Go service offers customers the freedom to pay by the minute without any long-term commitments. Customers benefit from the low 10 cents per-minute rate in addition to unlimited Nationwide Boost(R) Walkie-Talkie for just $1/day. Boost Mobile offers pay by the minute, day and month pricing options. As with all Boost Mobile Pay As You Go handsets, there are no credit checks, hidden charges or monthly bills. Boost Mobile pay as you go customers decide how to pay for minutes only as they need them through the purchase of Re-Boost(R) Cards available at all authorized Boost retailers, online at www.boostmobile.com [1] or from their phone. "No traveling charges, no long distance charges and no peak/off-peak per minute pricing... it's simple to understand and a great value," said Neil Lindsay, vice president of marketing, Boost Mobile. Boost Mobile phones and service can be purchased at participating wireless dealers and major retail locations or at www.boostmobile.com [1].

About Boost Mobile Boost Mobile is a division of Sprint Nextel Corporation that offers wireless phones and pre-paid services with no long-term contracts, credit checks or activation fees. Boost is among the most popular prepaid wireless brands in the U.S. and has approximately four million customers -- the majority of which are 18 to 34 years old. Boost-branded wireless phones with its exclusive Boost(R) Walkie-Talkie service are available nationwide at approximately 17,500 major retail and independent wireless dealer locations; with Re-Boost(R) available at approximately 100,000 locations throughout the U.S. Purchase and experience Boost on the web at MySpace, Facebook and www.boostmobile.com [1]. SOURCE: Boost Mobile