T-Mobile Celebrates 200 Hometown Grants, Transforming Small Towns Across America

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What’s the news: T-Mobile just named 25 more recipients of its Hometown Grant program, marking 200 towns supported throughout the United States since the start of 2021. The initiative is part of the Un-carrier’s greater effort to connect rural areas and empower communities.

Why it matters: T-Mobile's Hometown Grants initiative shows big love for small towns, driving positive change in communities nationwide by funding $25 million in projects over a massive 5-year commitment.

What they’re saying: “It's been two years since we pledged to champion small towns across America, which nearly 50 million people in our nation call home,” said Jon Freier, President, Consumer Group, T-Mobile. “Since then, we expanded our 5G network by nearly 40 million square miles to reach more rural communities and provided more than two million households affordable Internet access with T-Mobile 5G Internet. And that’s all on top of breathing new life into main streets everywhere with Hometown Grants.”

Who it’s for: Everyone with big ideas to strengthen their communities.

Today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced its next round of Hometown Grant recipients, reaching a milestone of 200 towns. With projects focused on revamping outdoor spaces, building event venues, providing Wi-Fi connectivity and more, the latest 25 recipients will begin turning ideas into reality with help from the Un-carrier.

With a record of over 600 applications this time around, the growing interest in Hometown Grants is a testament to the profound impact T-Mobile is making on small towns across the country.

Connecting Rural America

• Bringing choice to communities. Just over two years since its commercial launch, T-Mobile 5G Home Internet is available to more than 50 million households ­­­— a third of them in rural America which previously had limited or no access to broadband options.
• Expanding the nation's most awarded network. T-Mobile 5G spans 326 million people across two million square miles — more than AT&T and Verizon combined. With super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G, 275 million people are already covered, and the Un-carrier plans to reach 300 million people with Ultra Capacity — nearly everyone in the country — this year.
• Creating jobs. With 600 T-Mobile stores opening between 2020 and 2024, the Un-carrier is becoming a more familiar sight in communities nationwide, providing thousands of people with jobs and a more personalized experience for customers.
• Empowering Students with Connectivity. T-Mobile has connected more than 5.3 million students across the U.S. through our education initiatives, including Project 10Million — and that number continues to grow as we work to close the digital divide.

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