Sprint Recognized by Carbon Disclosure Project for Industry-Leading Fuel Cell use

Sprint has one of the largest deployments of hydrogen fuel cells within the U.S. wireless industry. Beginning in 2005, Sprint deployed more than 200 early generation fuel cells to wireless network cell sites in largely hurricane-prone areas. In April 2009, Sprint was awarded a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support the company's efforts to demonstrate the economic and operational viability of 72-hour fuel-cell systems as a cleaner, more renewable alternative to diesel-powered back-up generators that could be deployed across a variety of industries. The DOE grant is helping Sprint double the number of existing hydrogen fuel cells deployed across the nation by the end of 2011. As of August 2010, Sprint has deployed more than 250 fuel cells as back-up power sources to cell sites across the U.S.

In 2009, Sprint scored highest among U.S.-based wireless companies on the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) 2009 Global 500 Report.