Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer to Speak Dec. 1 at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Leveraged Finance Conference; Live Audio Webcast Available

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), November 22, 2011 – Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S, news, filings) Chief Financial Officer Joe Euteneuer will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Leveraged Finance Conference in Orlando, FL on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 10:50 a.m. Eastern Time. Euteneuer will answer questions during a “fireside chat.”

A live audio webcast of this session may be accessed Dec. 1 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. 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.