Sprint Nextel Chairman and CEO Gary Forsee to Speak Jan. 10 at Citigroup Conference In Las Vegas

RESTON, Va. — 01/04/2007 - Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) Chairman and CEO Gary Forsee will participate at the 17th Annual Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference on Jan. 10 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Forsee will speak at 8:45 a.m. PST (11:45 a.m. EST).

A live audio webcast of this session may be accessed via Sprint’s website on the day of the event at www.sprint.com/investors. A replay of the Citigroup presentation will be available starting one hour after the actual presentation. A link to the replay will remain available at this site until Feb. 1, 2007.

About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks serving more than 51 million customers at the end of third quarter 2006; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

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