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Sprint Congratulates City of Kansas City on Question 1 Win; Sprint Center to Become a Reality

Posted on: Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 06:00 CDT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Kansas City took a giant step forward toward its goal of revitalizing its urban core, bringing national prominence to this region and providing Kansas City-area residents and visitors with a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment arena. Today's victory is the result of the hard work of many, including Mayor Kay Barnes, AEG, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the voters of Kansas City, and many area civic, business and community leaders. It is a triumphant moment for Kansas City, and one that will lead to many more successes for this region and for Sprint.

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Sprint is proud to have its name on this signature entertainment venue in one of this nation's greatest cities. Going forward, Sprint looks forward to participating in the ground breaking, watching the architectural design come to fruition and creating the best possible fan experience by utilizing Sprint's innovative technology.

About Sprint

Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 63,000 employees worldwide and over $26 billion in annual revenues in 2003, 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 and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/.

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CONTACT: Media, Jennifer Bosshardt of Sprint, +1-913-794-1130, orjennifer.bosshardt@mail.sprint.com

Web site: http://www.sprint.com/

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