Sprint IP Voice Connect Simplifies Business Communications; Network-Based Hosted Service Makes Anyplace a Workplace

Sprint IP Voice Connect is a network-based hosted telephonyproduct offering local and long distance services as well as PBX andtraditional Centrex features over Sprint's Dedicated IP or Global MPLSnetwork. Sprint's secure carrier-grade service is enabled by LucentTechnologies' Hosted VoIP Solution for Enterprises through its GlobalNetwork Operations Centers. It can replace or integrate with customerpremises-based telephony systems. Sprint IP Voice Connect service can:

-- Reduce long-distance expenses and capital expenditures

-- Simplify network management and optimize network expenditures

-- Provide immediate VoIP benefits without migration pain

-- Enhance productivity by allowing employees to work effectively anywhere, anytime

-- Protect against service outages and technology obsolescence

Sprint IP Voice Connect allows enterprises to take advantage ofadvanced standards-based session initialization protocol (SIP)-basedVoIP capabilities while still leveraging current investments in legacyvoice systems. Existing dialing plans and telephone numbers are used,making implementation easy for both network administrators andend-users. Sites or individual users can be migrated one at a time,allowing a scaled implementation at any pace. Customers stayproductive in or out of the office with advanced features madeavailable from a variety of devices. These features include:simultaneous ringing to multiple phones, unified messaging andabbreviated dialing. Company administrators can easily manage andconfigure new and existing accounts and manage virtual dial plans ondemand with a full-featured web-based administrator portal.

"Sprint is a leading provider of integrated voice and dataservices to customers, whether they are at their desk, at home or awayfrom the office," explained Randy Ritter, Sprint vice president forproduct marketing. "IP Voice Connect is a building block for us todeliver a converged wireless and wire line customer experience."Sprint plans to deploy additional integrated wire line and wirelesscapabilities during 2006, using the Lucent Converged Voice forEnterprise Solution to provide subscribers all of the features oftheir office PBX system on their mobile phones.

The service is available in most major metropolitan areas,specifically 251 MSAs in 47 states.

Sprint offers service level agreements (SLA) for all criticalmetrics for voice over IP quality items such as jitter, delay andpacket loss. Sprint also offers SLAs for site implementation, meantime to repair and proactive outage notification. Sprint IP VoiceConnect is a carrier grade service built with internal survivability(multiple connections between partners along with redundant datacenters). Customers may maintain communications even during an outageor disaster since the customer's phone service is housed in thenetwork rather than a physical location and no longer dependent onthat physical location's availability.

Sprint offers business customers IP Voice Connect flexible andscalable migration options with simplified per seat pricing for basicor enhanced feature packages and options for more functionality basedon the customers needs. For additional information dial 1-877-700-8919or visit http://www.sprint.com/business/products/products/voip.jsp.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business and governmentcustomers. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing,engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including tworobust wireless networks offering industry leading mobile dataservices; instant national and international walkie-talkiecapabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internetbackbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services andsoftware that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed byBell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths inservices, mobility, optical, software, data and voice networkingtechnologies to create new revenue-generating opportunities for itscustomers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better managetheir networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications serviceproviders, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more informationon Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J.,USA, visit http://www.lucent.com