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Sprint Has Teamed Up With Amazon To Allow Subscribers A Chance to Sign Up For Amazon Prime On A Monthly Subscription

According to Parks Associates, 68% of smartphone subscribers stream music daily, 71% of them watch short clips of video, and 40% stream TV shows and movies. Given that 73% of Sprint customers use their phones to listen to music daily, this promotion seems to be quite well targeted.

From the article "Sprint Has Teamed Up With Amazon To Allow Subscribers A Chance to Sign Up For Amazon Prime On A Monthly Subscription" by Hassan Ali.

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