Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to Speak May 16 at J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom Conference; Live Audio Webcast Available

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), May 09, 2012 – Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S, news, filings) Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse will participate in a “fireside chat” in Boston, Massachusetts on May 16, 2012 at 11:20 a.m. ET.

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 first 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. 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.