A few days ago, T-Mobile held a webcast where its CEO detailed some of the Un-Carrier’s plans for their 5G network. One of the plans it discussed is the T-Mobile Hometown initiative where they will be focusing on bringing 5G to rural America. They also promised to build physical stores in these locations that will produce a total of 7,500 jobs in these communities.
In line with that announcement, T-Mobile further discussed a new contest they are hosting where they will be awarding over $3 million to a single town in the country. As the winner of the T-Mobile Hometown Techover, the city will act as a 5G model for the other cities and communities. It will showcase the true power of T-Mobile’s 5G network and be a threshold to beat.
T-Mobile will be awarding the winning community and individual households goods and service that cost up to over $3 million. The prices include the following:
Community Grant – A $200,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant and consulting services from Smart Growth America
Play Ball – Little League field refurbishment including a tech upgrade and T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant support
Public Space Connectivity – An Un-Carrier style upgrade to a public space like a library, community center, or town square
Access to T-Mobile Resources – Concierge enrollment in T-Mobile’s Project 10 Million and Connecting Heroes programs
The full Magenta treatment – 100 households will get free wireless service and home internet for one year, four new 5G phones and an HD TV
The bash of all bashes – A free concert for the winning town with 18-time chart-topping, multi-platinum duo Florida Georgia Line
To join the contest, you just need to upload a photo or video of your town and tell T-Mobile what makes it special. The contest is ongoing until May 7th at 9pm PT. To learn more about the T-Mobile Hometown Techover contest, visit this page.
