Boost Mobile(R), Sprint's (NYSE:S) youth lifestyle brand, will add a tool to its Pay-As-You-Go wireless service aimed at helping American youth provide aid to the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief effort.

Boost customers may donate up to $25 from their prepaid account to the American Red Cross to help provide immediate relief and emergency supplies to the estimated 400,000 people in New Orleans who have lost their homes and are in critical need of basic care and support. Boost Mobile will match its customers' contributions up to $50,000.

"We believe that American youth are actively seeking ways to contribute to the relief effort," said Don Girskis, vice president and general manager, Boost Mobile. "From volunteerism to donating funds, we've seen today's young people step up to the plate numerous times to provide a helping hand and we expect a positive response to this effort."

Boost customers seeking to contribute simply text the word "give" using Boost(TM) Text Messaging to code "2HELP" (24357). Each transaction (limit of five) contributes $5 to the cause and includes a response confirming receipt of the donation, which is deducted from their Boost Mobile(R) Pay-As-You-Go wireless service account.

About American Red Cross

Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, the American Red Cross is a nationwide network of nearly 900 locally supported chapters dedicated to saving lives and helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Led by 1 million volunteers and 35,000 employees, the Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to families affected by some 70,000 disasters, trains more than 15 million people in lifesaving skills and keeps U.S. military families connected worldwide. The Red Cross is the largest supplier of blood and blood products to more than 3,000 hospitals across the nation and also assists victims of international disasters and conflicts at locations worldwide. The American Red Cross is not a government agency.

About Boost Mobile

Based in Irvine, Boost Mobile LLC, a subsidiary of Sprint Nextel Corp., (NYSE:S), is a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium Pay-As-You-Go wireless phones and services to the youth market. Boost is one of the fastest-growing wireless services in the U.S. and now has more than 1.7 million customers - the majority of which are under the age of 25. Boost-branded wireless phones with its exclusive Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie service and Re-Boost(R) Cards are available nationwide at locations where youth prefer to shop, including national retailers and convenience stores, and merchants that focus on fashion, music, and action sports-related activities.
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RockCorps, an organization harnessing the power of music to inspire volunteerism, and Boost Mobile, a wireless telecommunications brand dedicated to boosting the lives of today's youth, continue their highly successful partnership for the third year in a row. BMRC exposes young people to simple and fun ways they can proactively contribute to their neighborhoods and positively transform society. The 2007 BMRC Tour will touch 13 cities total, including Baltimore and New Orleans. Combining the power of music, community and volunteerism, Boost Mobile RockCorps will offer entrance to this summer's most popular concerts for which the only way in is to earn tickets by contributing four hours of volunteer service - hence the catchphrase give four hours, get one ticket.

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