Sprint to Waive Late Fees, Overage Charges, Roaming Fees, Call Forwarding Fees for Residents Affected by Hurricane Isaac

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To assist the residents of the Gulf Coast region, in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, Sprint (NYSE: S) is proactively waiving late fees; overage charges for voice, text and data; roaming fees; and call forwarding fees for Sprint services used by impacted customers between Aug. 29 and Sept. 30.

This waiver applies to affected Sprint customers in portions of the following coastal Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana areas, including:

• Alabama: Mobile
• Louisiana: Barataria, Baton Rouge, Belle Chasse, Braithwaite, Buras, Columbia, Crown Point, Delhi, Empire, Greater New Orleans, Houma, Lafayette, Lafitte, Laplace, the Monroe-Bastrop metropolitan area, the North Shore, Oak Grove, Port Sulphur, the Ruston metropolitan area, the Shreveport-Bossier-Minden metropolitan area, Thibodaux, Venice, Winnfield and Winnsboro
• Mississippi: Biloxi and Gulfport

Between Aug. 31 and Sept. 16, Sprint is also offering customers displaced by the storm a 50 percent discount on the following charging accessories. A complete list of the Sprint retail stores in the Gulf Coast offering this discount can be found at sprint.com/hurricaneinformation.

• Micro-USB Vehicle Charger
• Sprint Travel Charger PLUS
• Tylt Travel Charger
• Tylt Vehicle Charger

Sprint customers in these areas can contact their local retail store representative or customer care for details.

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