Sprint Nextel Schedules Third-Quarter 2012 Results Announcement

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) will release its financial results for the third quarter 2012 on Thursday, October 25. The results will be posted at www.sprint.com/investors at approximately 7 a.m. ET. Sprint Nextel management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. ET to discuss the results.

Sprint Nextel Conference Call Information

Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012

Time: 8 a.m. ET

Call-in Numbers:

Toll free: 800-938-1120 (US/Canada) – ID required: 83806887

International: 706-634-7849 – ID required: 83806887

Please plan on gaining access 10 minutes before the start of the call.

A simultaneous webcast will be available at www.sprint.com/investors. Please note that questions may only be submitted through the conference call option. Replays of the conference call will be available shortly afterward by calling 800-585-8367 and entering the code: 83806887.

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 second 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. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last four years. 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.