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<DESCRIPTION>WILLIAM KENNARD RESIGNATION FROM BOARD
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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) March 1, 2007
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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

     On March 1, 2007, William E. Kennard resigned as a member of the Board of
Directors of Sprint Nextel Corporation. A copy of Sprint Nextel's press release
regarding Mr. Kennard's resignation is included as Exhibit 99 and is
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed with this report:

Exhibit No.    Description

    99         Press Release of Sprint Nextel Corporation dated March 6, 2007.

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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: March 6, 2007                   By:  /s/ Michael T. Hyde
                                           Michael T. Hyde
                                           Assistant Secretary
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Number         Exhibit

99             Press Release of Sprint Nextel Corporation dated March 6, 2007
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