After cutting 10,000 jobs in 5 years, Sprint announces ‘commitment’ to add 5,000 back

Because Sprint is based in my hometown of Overland Park, Kansas, I’ve got a soft spot for it and find myself rooting for the company even as it has struggled in recent years.
Still, I was surprised to hear President-elect Trump crow this week that he had convinced Sprint to create more jobs in the U.S.
“I was just called by the head people at Sprint, and they are going to be bringing 5,000 jobs back to the United States,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate