Press release
T-Mobile Powers Up Friday Night Lights to Give One Small Town a $2 Million High School Football Field Makeover
With ‘Friday Night 5G Lights,’ the Un-carrier, with help from Gronk, is celebrating its historic rollout in rural America, providing a platform for
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWith ‘Friday Night 5G Lights,’ the Un-carrier, with help from Gronk, is celebrating its historic rollout in rural America, providing a platform for small-town America to showcase its community spirit and compete for a game-changing upgrade\n\n\nIn addition to the $2 million grand prize, T-Mobile is awarding $25,000 to 16 finalists and giving $5,000 to 300 high schools throughout the competition's entry period to support football programs nationwide\n\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThis coming football season, the competition won't just be on the field. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) will transform Friday night lights forever for one deserving small town — just like it’s done for rural wireless service — with a grand prize football field technology makeover called T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights. The competition, which kicks off today, is open to the thousands of small towns across the country that live and breathe high school football.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240731924879/en/With ‘Friday Night 5G Lights,’ the Un-carrier, with help from Gronk, is celebrating its historic rollout in rural America, providing a platform for small-town America to showcase its community spirit and compete for a game-changing upgrade. In addition to the $2 million grand prize, T-Mobile is awarding $25,000 to 16 finalists and giving $5,000 to 300 high schools throughout the competition's entry period to support football programs nationwide. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nT-Mobile is launching Friday Night 5G Lights to bring awareness to the massive investments the company’s made in rural America — nearly 500,000 square miles of new 5G coverage and hundreds of new stores — while celebrating the community spirit that makes small-town America so special. Nothing brings that spirit out quite like high school football.\n\n\n“Growing up in West Texas, I'm no stranger to Friday night lights. I’ve always loved how those bright stadium lights bring families together from all corners of the community to cheer on and support their beloved high school,” said Jon Freier, President, T-Mobile Consumer Group. “It's why I'm so excited to provide a platform to recognize and highlight small towns from all over the country.”\n\n\nOne of the towns that represents all that’s great about Fr...