Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to Speak Jan. 5 at 22nd Annual Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference; Live Audio Webcast Available

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), December 21, 2011 – Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S, news, filings) Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse will participate in the 22nd Annual Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference in San Francisco, CA on Jan. 5, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

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 53 million customers at the end of 3Q 2011 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 2011 American Customer Satisfaction Index showed Sprint is the #1 most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all industries, over the last three years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in its 2011 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nation’s 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.