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OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) Chief Financial Officer Joe Euteneuer will participate in a fireside chat at the Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on October 10, 2012 at 1:10 p.m. EDT (10:10 a.m. MST).

A live audio webcast of this session may be accessed at [ www.sprint.com/investors ]. The replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the actual presentation time.

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 served more than 56 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2012 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last four years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in its 2011 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nationas greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at [ www.sprint.com ] or [ www.facebook.com/sprint ] and [ www.twitter.com/sprint ].