Sprint Corp – ‘8-K’ for 1/23/08

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-K         Current Report                                         4     12K 
 2: EX-99       Press Release                                          2      9K 

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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 23, 2008

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 SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Kansas                     1-04721                 48-0457967 
(State of Incorporation)    (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer       
                                                   Identification No.)

2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, Virginia               20191      
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)  

 Registrant's telephone number, including area code (703) 433-4000

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to           
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the 
following provisions:                                                           

|_|   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities          
Act (17 CFR 230.425)                                                

|_|   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange            
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)                                             

|_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the       
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))                                  

|_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the       
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))                                  

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Item 5.02       Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of         
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of        
Certain Officers.                                                               

        Sprint Nextel Corporation ("Sprint Nextel") has announced that Paul N.
Saleh, Chief Financial Officer, and Timothy E. Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer   
will leave the Company effective January 25, 2008, as more fully described in   
the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference     
herein.                                                                         

     Sprint Nextel also announced that William G. Arendt, current Senior
Vice President and Controller of Sprint Nextel, will serve as acting Chief      
Financial Officer of Sprint Nextel until a permanent replacement for Mr. Saleh  
is named. Mr. Arendt, age 50, was appointed Senior Vice President and Controller
at the time of the Sprint-Nextel merger in August 2005. At Nextel, he served as 
Senior Vice President from February 2004 until August 2005, as Controller from  
May 1997 until August 2005 and as Vice President from May 1997 until February   
2004.                                                                           

Item 8.01         Other Events.                                                 

       Sprint Nextel also announced that Mark Angelino, President, Sales and
Distribution will leave the Company effective January 25, 2008, as more fully   
described in the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by  
reference herein.                                                               

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.                            

(d)   Exhibits                                                                  

The following exhibits are filed with this report:                              

Exhibit No.          Description                                                

99.1                 Press Release Announcing Departures                        

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the        
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the        
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                                           

                             SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION

Date: January 24, 2008                    /s/ Richard A. Montfort               
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                         By:   Richard A. Montfort
                               Assistant Secretary

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 EXHIBIT INDEX

Number         Exhibit                                                          

99.1           Press Release Announcing Departures                              

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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This ‘8-K’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
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