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Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)On Oct 10: 3.57  Down 0.19 (5.05%)  
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Sprint Nextel Corp.
6200 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, KS 66251
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Phone: 800-829-0965
Web Site: http://www.sprint.com

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Index Membership:S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Technology
Industry:Wireless Communications
Full Time Employees:60,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Sprint Nextel Corporation offers a range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumers, businesses, and government users in the United States and internationally. The company’s Wireless segment provides an array of wireless mobile voice and data transmission services on networks that utilize CDMA and iDEN technologies. It offers various wireless mobile voice communications services, including basic local and long distance wireless voice services; and voicemail, call waiting, three way calling, caller identification, directory assistance, call forwarding, speakerphone, and voice-activated dialing features, as well as roaming services. This segment also offers various data communications services comprising wireless imaging; wireless data communications, such as Internet access and messaging, and email services; wireless entertainment; and asset and fleet management, dispatch services, and navigation tools. In addition, it offers walkie-talkie services, which give subscribers with iDEN-based devices the ability to communicate instantly across the continental United States and to and from Hawaii. Further, Wireless segment sells accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, and battery chargers, as well as handsets and accessories to agents and other third-party distributors for resale. In addition, it provides Sprint-branded and wholesale wireless services over its CDMA network in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and Nextel-branded post-paid and Boost Mobile-branded prepaid wireless services over its iDEN network. The Wireline segment provides a suite of wireline voice and data communications services, including domestic and international data communications using various protocols, such as multi-protocol label switching, or MPLS, technologies, as well as IP, ATM, frame relay, and managed network services and voice services. Sprint Nextel was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Oct-08 is better than 89.4% of S&P 500 companies and 98% of Telecommunication Services companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Daniel R. Hesse , 54
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director, Chairman of Exec. Committee and Chief Exec. Officer of Local Telecommunications Division
    $ 2.67M $ 0
    Mr. Barry J. West , 62
    Chief Information & Network Officer, Pres of 4G Mobile Broadband and Xohm Bus. Unit lead
    $ 3.17M $ 4.70M
    Ms. Kathryn A. Walker , 48
    Chief Network Officer
    $ 847.00K $ 0
    Mr. Robert H. Brust , 64
    Chief Financial Officer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Keith O. Cowan , 51
    Pres of Strategic Planning and Corp. Initiatives
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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