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Daniel R. Hesse , Director/President/CEO

www.sprint.com

Industry: Telecomm

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A global communications company which offers a range of wireless and wireline communications products and services that are designed to meet the needs of individual consumers, businesses and government customers.

Portfolio Articles

Wireless Operator
Sprint Nextel C.E.O. Dan Hesse took over at a low point in the company's history. Can he dial up a fast fix?
Aug 13 2008
Angelo's Many 'Friends'

The Countrywide V.I.P.-loan scandal went far beyond a few members of Congress. An exclusive look inside C.E.O. Angelo Mozilo's secret effort to curry favor with lawmakers, politicians, and others who could influence the company's fortunes.

Jul 16 2008
McCaw's Next Bet
The telecommunications pioneer wouldn't let a small thing like two big company failures slow him down. He's back with a new plan to remake the nation's wireless landscape.
Jun 07 2008
Sprint's WiFinale
Sprint-Clearwire get big funding for a turbo-wireless venture.
May 06 2008
Sprint Time for Germany?
Deutsche Telekom is said to be weighing a takeover.
May 05 2008

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Midday Glance: Telecom companies AP
Oct 15 2008
Early Glance: Telecom companies AP
Oct 15 2008
Final Glance: Telecom companies AP
Oct 14 2008
Sprint Nextel names Wunsch general counsel AP
Oct 13 2008
Sprint, iPCS will wage WiMAX suit in Illinois Kansas City
Oct 09 2008
Delaware court stays iPCS-Sprint suit over WiMax AP
Oct 09 2008
Sprint Nextel executives top list of most overpaid Reuters
Oct 08 2008
Analyst: Don't buy Sprint on Nextel sale report AP
Oct 03 2008
Sector Snap: Telecom gear stocks down AP
Sep 29 2008
Sprint begins mobile WiMax network in Baltimore AP
Sep 29 2008

Portfolio Blogs

F.C.C. Hopes to Wrap Telco Mergers by Christmas
Sep 30 2008
The Vocation of Leadership
Aug 14 2008
Hesse, Sprint, and the Anatomy of Taking a CEO Job
Aug 14 2008

Ring! Ring! More Momentum For LiMo Phones
Aug 04 2008
Last Bytes: Scrabulous, HP, Vonage, Sprint, Palm
Jul 29 2008

Press Releases

Sprint Nextel Names Charles Wunsch as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Oct-13-2008, 12:00PM EDT
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to Discuss the Future of Wireless at National Press Club Luncheon Oct-10-2008, 05:30PM EDT
Mobile Internet World 2008 Anticipates Thousands of Attendees for Upcoming Boston Event Oct-09-2008, 12:00PM EDT
XOHM, Intel and WiMAX Partners Celebrate New 4G Broadband Era in Baltimore Oct-08-2008, 11:00AM EDT
Sprint Announces Environmental Leadership Priorities and is Being Recognized by the EPA for Its Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 15 Percent Oct-02-2008, 02:00PM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Telecom companies shares down at noon (Canadian Business Online)

Oct 15 2008
Sequans to power Sprint's mobile WiMAX service (Computer Business Review)

Oct 15 2008
Sprint Rolls Out 'Airave' Cell Phone Signal Booster (Information Week)

Oct 15 2008
Sprint introduces new mobile banking application (Computer Business Review)

Oct 15 2008
Sprint, telecoms sink sharply again (Washington Post)

Oct 15 2008
Telecom companies shares down at 10 a.m. (Canadian Business Online)

Oct 15 2008
IP/MPLS Forum approves mobile backhaul spec (FierceIPTV)

Oct 15 2008
Sprint, other wireless carries face lawsuit over text rates (Kansas City Star)

Oct 15 2008
I'm One Of Sprint's First WiMax Customers (Information Week)

Oct 15 2008

Blogs

AT&T Dreams Another Dream Of Non-Phone Wireless Devices (Silicon Alley Insider)

Oct 15 2008
Boost Slashes Pricing (Phone Scoop)

Oct 14 2008
Sprint offers Palm Centro in new colors and lower price (Crave: The gadget blog)

Oct 14 2008
Samsung goes square with the Propel (Crave: The gadget blog)

Oct 14 2008
Sprint unwraps Olive Green and Vibrant Rose Palm Centros (Engadget)

Oct 14 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 60,000

Revenue per Employee: $630,743

Top Executives

Richard T. C. LeFave, Chief Information Officer

Leonard J. Kennedy, General Counsel

Keith O. Cowan, President, Divisional

Barry J. West, Chief Technology Officer/President, Divisional

Kathryn A. Walker, Other Executive Officer

Robert Johnson, Other Executive Officer

John Garcia, Senior VP, Divisional/Other Executive Officer

Robert H. Brust, CFO

William G. Arendt, Controller/Senior VP

Richard S. Lindahl, Senior VP/Treasurer

Paget Alves, President, Divisional

Board of Directors

Gordon M. Bethune, Director

Larry C. Glasscock, Director

V. Janet Hill, Director

William H. Swanson, Director

Linda Koch Lorimer, Director

Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., Director

William R. Nuti, Director

Ralph V. Whitworth, Director

Robert R. Bennett, Director

James H. Hance, Jr., Director/Chairman of the Board

Frank M. Drendel, Director

Richard S. Lindahl, Senior VP/Treasurer

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	08/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Sales	4.18 Bil.	4.22 Bil.	4.24 Bil.	4.22 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	4.88 Bil.	5.11 Bil.	5.61 Bil.	5.82 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	2.05 Bil.	1.92 Bil.	2.38 Bil.	2.74 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-199 Mil.	-476 Mil.	-29.36 Bil.	464 Mil.
Total Net Income	-344 Mil.	-505 Mil.	-29.45 Bil.	64 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-0.12	-0.18	-10.36	0.02
Diluted EPS, Total	-0.12	-0.18	-10.36	0.02

BALANCE STATEMENT	08/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Cash and Equivalents	3.47 Bil.	4.68 Bil.	2.25 Bil.	2.24 Bil.
Total Assets	8.94 Bil.	10.33 Bil.	8.66 Bil.	8.92 Bil.
Total Liabilities	7.15 Bil.	8.73 Bil.	9.1 Bil.	8.29 Bil.
Total Capitalization	43.77 Bil.	44.76 Bil.	42.47 Bil.	72.99 Bil.

Cash Flow	08/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	3.19 Bil.	2.11 Bil.	9.24 Bil.	7.15 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-2.85 Bil.	-1.85 Bil.	-6.38 Bil.	-4.37 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	888 Mil.	2.18 Bil.	-2.67 Bil.	-2.58 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.22 Bil.	2.43 Bil.	200 Mil.	197 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	17.19 Bil.	16.57 Bil.	14.38 Bil.	12.66 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	22.96 Bil.	24.46 Bil.	20.3 Bil.	14.77 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	10.28 Bil.	12.28 Bil.	10.22 Bil.	8.15 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-28.51 Bil.	3.02 Bil.	4.26 Bil.	-355 Mil.
Total Net Income	-29.58 Bil.	1.33 Bil.	1.78 Bil.	-1.01 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	-10.31	0.45	0.87	-0.71
Diluted EPS, Total	-10.31	0.45	0.87	-0.71

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	2.25 Bil.	2.05 Bil.	8.9 Bil.	4.56 Bil.
Total Assets	8.66 Bil.	10.3 Bil.	19.09 Bil.	9.98 Bil.
Total Liabilities	9.1 Bil.	9.8 Bil.	14.05 Bil.	6.9 Bil.
Total Capitalization	42.47 Bil.	74.14 Bil.	72.57 Bil.	29.44 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	9.24 Bil.	10.39 Bil.	10.68 Bil.	6.62 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-6.38 Bil.	-11.39 Bil.	-4.72 Bil.	-3.81 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-2.67 Bil.	-6.42 Bil.	-1.23 Bil.	-680 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	200 Mil.	-6.86 Bil.	4.73 Bil.	2.13 Bil.

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