OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sprint (NYSE: S) salutes today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that
makes same-sex marriage legal across the country.
"With more than 57 million customers and approximately 30,000 employees,
Sprint understands the value of diversity in our business, our
communities and our nation," said Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. "Our
different experiences, different backgrounds and different perspectives
all come together to make us stronger. At Sprint we believe strongly
that no one should be discriminated against because of whom they want to
marry."
Sprint is a longstanding supporter of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
and has received a perfect score in the HRC Corporate Equality Index
since 2006. In 2010, Sprint joined many other companies in pledging
support for the Employment and Non-Discrimination Act that would protect
against sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination in the
workplace.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about
most. Sprint served more than 57 million connections as of March 31,
2015 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a
national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;
instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a
global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past four years. You
can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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