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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

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
It's the Software, Stupid
Forget the iPhone. Your next cell phone will probably have high-speed internet, integrated GPS, and an open source platform.

Mar 31 2008

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News Feeds

Sprint Nextel to sell 3,300 towers for $670M AP
Jul 23 2008
Sprint shares fall as SK deal questioned AP
Jul 16 2008
Sector Snap: Telecom suppliers downgraded AP
Jul 16 2008
Sprint, SK talks on technology, not acquisition Reuters
Jul 15 2008
Delaware court keeps Sprint case alive AP
Jul 15 2008
Palm launches new Treo on Sprint network AP
Jul 14 2008
Virgin Mobile, IBM enter IT service agreement Kansas City
Jul 07 2008
Sprint is top telecom gainer in 2Q AP
Jun 30 2008
The highest paid telecommunications company CEOs AP
Jun 27 2008
Tech Roundup: Bill Gates moves on AP
Jun 27 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Last Bytes: Intel, Sprint Nextel, Twitter, Apple
Jul 15 2008
iPhone, App Store, and the Future of Cell Phones
Jul 11 2008
The Next Big Thing: Water
Jun 13 2008

Kiddie Porn and ISPs, What Took So Long?
Jun 11 2008
Is Text Messaging a Rip-Off?
May 12 2008

Press Releases

Sprint Nextel Announces Tower Sale to TowerCo for Approximately $670 Million in Cash Jul-23-2008, 05:38PM EDT
iPCS, Inc. Announces Subscriber Activity for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 Jul-23-2008, 04:05PM EDT
CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008(R) Keynote Stage Hosts Executives from Adobe, Clearwire, Digital Chocolate, RIM, Sprint, Trilogy, T-Mobile & Yahoo! Mobile Jul-23-2008, 03:07PM EDT
NetApp Customer Sprint Nextel Honored With Computerworld's "Best Practices in Infrastructure Management" Award Jul-22-2008, 08:00AM EDT
Sprint Brings Enhanced Mobile Experience to Users of Touch and Mogul by HTC Jul-21-2008, 10:00AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Sprint, SK Telecom Reportedly Discussing Partnership (Information Week)

Jul 24 2008
Sprint seats are roughly equal to those of other arenas (Kansas City Star)

Jul 24 2008
Corrections for Thursday, July 24 (Kansas City Star)

Jul 24 2008
Calif. Asks ISPs To Block Newsgroups Exchanging Child Porn (Information Week)

Jul 23 2008
Sprint Nextel will sell towers for $670M (Kansas City Business Journal)

Jul 23 2008
Sprint Nextel to sell 3,300 towers for $670M (Businessweek)

Jul 23 2008
Sprint Nextel Will Sell 3,300 Wireless Towers for $670 Million to TowerCo (Bloomberg)

Jul 23 2008
Sprint to sell about 3,300 towers for $670 mln in cash (MarketWatch)

Jul 23 2008
Sprint Nextel to sell about 3,300 towers to TowerCo for about $670 mln cash - quick facts (RTTNews)

Jul 23 2008

Blogs

Why iPhone Shows the Folly of the FCC Worrying About XM-Sirius (Portfolio.com: Tech Observer)

Jul 23 2008
Sprint Spinoff Embarq: Yes, We Spied On Our Users. Nope, We Didn't (Really) Warn Them (Silicon Alley Insider)

Jul 22 2008
Windows Mobile 6.1 for Sprint Touch and Mogul (CrunchGear)

Jul 21 2008
Phone safety tips - safeguarding your phone on a trip (Gadling)

Jul 21 2008
How to Block Mobile Phone Spam - wikiHow (Futurelawyer)

Jul 21 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

John Garcia, Senior VP, Divisional/Other Executive Officer

Robert Johnson, Other Executive Officer

William G. Arendt, Controller/Senior VP

Robert H. Brust, CFO

Richard S. Lindahl, Senior VP/Treasurer

Paget Alves, President, Divisional

Board of Directors

Rodney O'Neal, Director

Gordon M. Bethune, Director

Larry C. Glasscock, Director

V. Janet Hill, Director

Linda Koch Lorimer, Director

Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., Director

William R. Nuti, Director

Frank M. Drendel, Director

Richard S. Lindahl, Senior VP/Treasurer

William H. Swanson, Director

Ralph V. Whitworth, Director

Robert R. Bennett, Director

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

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Sales	4.22 Bil.	4.24 Bil.	4.22 Bil.	4.3 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	5.11 Bil.	5.61 Bil.	5.82 Bil.	5.86 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	1.92 Bil.	2.38 Bil.	2.74 Bil.	2.71 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-476 Mil.	-29.36 Bil.	464 Mil.	359 Mil.
Total Net Income	-505 Mil.	-29.45 Bil.	64 Mil.	19 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-0.18	-10.36	0.02	0.01
Diluted EPS, Total	-0.18	-10.36	0.02	0.01

BALANCE STATEMENT	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Cash and Equivalents	4.68 Bil.	2.25 Bil.	2.24 Bil.	2.42 Bil.
Total Assets	10.33 Bil.	8.66 Bil.	8.92 Bil.	9.28 Bil.
Total Liabilities	8.73 Bil.	9.1 Bil.	8.29 Bil.	8.78 Bil.
Total Capitalization	44.76 Bil.	42.47 Bil.	72.99 Bil.	73.24 Bil.

Cash Flow	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	2.11 Bil.	9.24 Bil.	7.15 Bil.	4.43 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-1.85 Bil.	-6.38 Bil.	-4.37 Bil.	-2.73 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	2.18 Bil.	-2.67 Bil.	-2.58 Bil.	-1.32 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	2.43 Bil.	200 Mil.	197 Mil.	378 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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