University Wireless Access

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There are two steps for full participation in Sprint University Wireless Access.

Step 1 - Sign up for the University Wireless Access Plan

The plan combines a bundle of services—nationwide long distance, unlimited Sprint Mobile to Mobile Calling(SM), unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes, unlimited PCS Vision(SM) with Picture Mail(SM), and text messaging—that can be resold to students as a revenue source, or purchased by faculty and staff at a discount. When grouped together, these services are far less expensive than if purchased separately.

Cover your entire campus with Sprint enhanced in-building coverage. This standard component of the University Wireless Access Plan involves an analysis of weak spots across campus. For example, say your school has a cinderblock residence hall-a traditionally poor environment for wireless coverage. Sprint can wirelessly enable that dark zone by installing a repeater or tower. As part of the plan, Sprint commits a minimum of $50,000 to enhance campus coverage.

Step 2 - Entice and expand with higher education solutions from Sprint

Once you have your University Wireless Access Plan in place, improve offerings with higher education products, services, and solutions from Sprint. Some examples include, but are not limited to:

Distance Learning - Leverage Sprint audio, video, and Internet conferencing technology to address common higher education communication challenges such as remote campus connectivity, interaction among partners, and broadcasting instruction around the world.

• Increase enrollment for off-campus education
• Invite instructors from all over the world to lecture
• Improve sharing of information among research institutions
• Expand recruitment opportunities with virtual campus tours

PCS Integrated Office(SM) - Combine landline phone functionality with PCS phone mobility. All participants get to take advantage of abbreviated dialing, single voicemail, single number, and a Web site to manage their single number and personal calling features.

Sprint PCS Ready Link(SM) - Push-to-talk technology turns your Sprint PCS Phone into a two-way radio style device. It's ideal in a campus setting where constant and instant communications are necessary for operations, maintenance, and police. Furthermore, students are now taking advantage of this new technology. It's the newest, coolest gadget that students are using to touch base with each other between classes and around campus.

Why Sprint?

When you choose Sprint, you're in good company. 96% of the Fortune 1000 use Sprint for combinations of data, Internet, voice, or wireless solutions, as do over 26 million customers of all sizes in 100 countries around the globe. The reasons are clear:

• Sprint is truly dedicated to understanding your needs and challenges, and is committed to developing tailored solutions that can improve your educational institution
• Sprint is the service provider best positioned to offer a total networking solution—one that integrates wireline and wireless services—so your faculty, students, and staff can be connected seamlessly and securely, virtually anywhere on campus or off
• Sprint remains one of the most financially stable companies in the industry, with the resources required to maintain high service levels
• Sprint is a recognized leader in quality customer care, service reliability, and product innovation

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