Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse to Speak March 9 at Deutsche Bank Conference; Live Audio Webcast Available

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), March 03, 2011 – Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S, news, filings) Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2011 Media and Telecom Conference on March 9 at 8 a.m. Eastern time. The event takes place at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. Hesse will answer questions during a fireside chat.

A live audio webcast of this session may be accessed March 9 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 49.9 million customers at the end of 2010 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^SM; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 6 in its 2010 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.