The New BlackBerry Tour Smartphone Launches on America`s Most Dependable 3G Network to Create a Powerful Mobility Tool for Those on the Go

The BlackBerry Tour smartphone from Sprint offers access to America`s most
dependable 3G network, plus 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM
support for international roaming
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(Business Wire)--
With the new BlackBerry® Tour smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:
RIMM; TSX: RIM) available from Sprint (NYSE: S) on America`s most dependable 3G
network1, staying connected won`t be a worry domestically, or when you travel
around the world.

The BlackBerry Tour smartphone is a powerful mobility tool that operates on
Sprint`s nationwide 3G (EV-DO Rev. A) network domestically. It also roams on
other high-speed wireless networks around the world for reliable voice and email
communication without missing a beat.

The BlackBerry Tour is a sophisticated smartphone that enables customers to be
more productive and better equipped to manage both their busy personal and
business lives. It is ideally suited for those who want to stay socially
connected, and lets you share moments through pictures and videos via MMS and
instant message on popular IM services or BlackBerry® Messenger. It also offers
easy access to your favorite social networking sites like Flickr®, MySpace and
Facebook®, and you get smooth integration between the BlackBerry Tour smartphone
and your Facebook events and friends giving you a great view of what`s happening
both personally and professionally. This is the most powerful business
smartphone in Sprint`s line-up with instant access to emails, calendar,
contacts, robust business applications and location-based services, leveraging
the best performing networks both domestically and abroad.

"The BlackBerry Tour is a sophisticated and powerful smartphone that will enable
customers to be more productive and better equipped to manage their busy
business and personal lives; and global travelers can rest easy knowing Sprint
has a solution to keep people connected wherever their travels may take them,"
said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president - Product Development, Sprint.
"Particularly compelling for world travelers will be the performance enabled by
combining the new feature-rich BlackBerry Tour with Sprint`s 3G network and some
of the world`s other most robust voice and data networks."

No one has a larger voice calling area than Sprint. The Nationwide Sprint
Network (inclusive of roaming) reaches more than 304 million people in the
United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a Sprint calling
plan that includes roaming. Additionally, the Sprint 3G Network, the nation`s
most dependable 3G network, is faster in more places than AT&T`s 3G network2,
and Sprint has more than 20 times the coverage of T-Mobile`s current 3G network,
based on square miles.

The BlackBerry Tour smartphone comes with a vibrant high-resolution display (480
x 360 at 245 ppi) plus intuitive trackball navigation, a large, full-QWERTY
keyboard, corporate and personal email with attachment viewing, calendar,
integrated address book and up to 16 GB of expandable memory with a microSD/SDHC
card.

It also includes a 3.2 MP camera with variable zoom, auto focus, flash and image
stabilization able to capture crisp pictures and video. It comes pre-loaded with
the Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV®, Sprint NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup
Mobile, and features an advanced media player for playing video and music files,
plus a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and support for the Bluetooth stereo headsets
(A2DP/AVCRP). The BlackBerry Tour smartphone also has built-in GPS and supports
location-based services.

The BlackBerry Tour will be available at Sprint stores, www.sprint.com and
1-800-Sprint1 later this summer for $199.99 with a new line of service or
eligible upgrade, two-year service agreement and $50 instant rebate and $100
mail-in rebate. Additional savings may be available to business customers
through their Sprint account manager.

For more information on BlackBerry Tour smartphone, visit www.sprint.com/tour or
www.blackberry.com/tour.

International Travel

The BlackBerry Tour operates domestically on the Sprint 3G network, and globally
on 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA and quad-band EDGE/GSM/GPRS networks where Sprint has
international roaming agreements. With this handset, Sprint customers have the
power to make or receive phone calls in more than 185 countries and access
BlackBerry® data services including email and Web browsing in nearly 150
countries.

International Service Plans

Sprint offers clear value and simplicity with its Worldwide BlackBerry® service
plan. The Worldwide BlackBerry plan gives customers unlimited BlackBerry email
and Web access in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other locations using
CDMA technology, and with GSM/GPRS carriers abroad where Sprint has applicable
roaming agreements. The plan is available for $69.99 per month, or just $40 per
month (excluding taxes and surcharges) as an attachable to Simply EverythingSM,
Everything Data, Everything Data Family or Business Essentials with Messaging
and Data.

Sprint international voice roaming rates range from $0.59 to $5.99 per minute,
depending on where customers are calling. Customers making frequent calls while
in Canada can take advantage of a specific service plan for $2.99 per month
which allows calls to be made and received at $0.20 per minute. Additional
pricing plans are available exclusively to enterprise customers.

Customers also have the option of using a third-party SIM for international
voice and data services.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two
wireless networks serving nearly 49 million customers at the end of the first
quarter of 2009; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone.
For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the
exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. All other
marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

1 Most dependable claim based on independent, third-party drive tests for 3G
data connection success, session reliability and signal strength for the top 50
most populous markets from January 2008 to February 2009. Not all services
available on 3G and coverage may default to separate network when 3G
unavailable.

2 Speed claim based on total network size, sq. miles, multiplied by network
upload/download speed capability. User`s speed experience may vary.

3 Coverage comparison based on publicly available information as of 4/1/09
inclusive of Sprint roaming partners. Based on square miles."

Sprint Nextel
Mark Elliott, 603-621-4511
mark.j.elliott@sprint.com

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