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


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

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



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 16, 2005
                                                         (August 15, 2005)





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





          Kansas                        1-04721                 48-0457967
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                      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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Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On August 15, 2005, Sprint Nextel  Corporation  ("Sprint Nextel") announced
that its board of directors  had declared  third  quarter  dividends  for Sprint
Nextel common stock, that it expects its local telecommunications  business (the
"New  Local  Company")  to have  approximately  $7.25  billion  of debt when the
spin-off of the New Local Company is completed, and that the New Local Company's
expected  annual  cash  dividend  will be roughly  $300  million,  as more fully
described in the press  release  filed as Exhibit  99.1,  which is  incorporated
herein by reference.

     On August 16, 2005,  Sprint Nextel issued a press release  announcing that,
in connection  with the  completion  of the merger  transaction  between  Sprint
Corporation  and Nextel  Communications,  Inc.  ("Nextel")  on August 12,  2005,
holders of Nextel common stock will receive  1.26750218  shares of Sprint Nextel
common stock and $0.84629198 in cash in exchange for each share of Nextel common
stock they own, as more fully  described in the press  release  filed as Exhibit
99.2, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

               Not required.

          (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

               Not required.

          (c)  Exhibits.

               The following exhibits are filed with this report:

               Exhibit No.              Exhibit Description

               99.1                     Press release, dated August 15, 2005,
                                        announcing declaration of third quarter
                                        dividends.

               99.2                     Press release, dated August 16, 2005,
                                        announcing stock and cash consideration
                                        for Nextel common stock.







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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 thereunto duly authorized.



                              SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION


                                   /s/ Michael T. Hyde
                              By:  Michael T. Hyde
                                   Assistant Secretary


Date:  August 16, 2005


















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                             Description

99.1                                    Press release, dated August 15, 2005,
                                        announcing declaration of third quarter
                                        dividends.

99.2                                    Press release, dated August 16, 2005,
                                        announcing stock and cash consideration
                                        for Nextel common stock.























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