8-K

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) February 27, 2012

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas	1-04721	48-0457967
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas	66251
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (800) 829-0965

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events

On February 27, 2012, Sprint Nextel Corporation announced the pricing of its offering of notes due 2020 and notes due 2017 in a private transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as described in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release

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: February 27, 2012	By:	/s/ Timothy O'Grady
		Timothy O'Grady
		Assistant Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release

EX-99.1

News Release

Sprint Nextel

6200 Sprint Parkway

Overland Park, Kan. 66213

Media Contact:

Scott Sloat

240-855-0164

Scott.sloat@sprint.com

Investor Contact:

Brad Hampton or Erica Gessert

800-259-3755

investor.relations@sprint.com

Sprint Announces Pricing of $1.0 Billion of Notes due 2017 and

$1.0 Billion of Guaranteed Notes due 2020

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Feb. 27, 2012 -Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of $1.0billion aggregate principal amount of 9.125% Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and $1.0billion aggregate principal amount of 7.0% Guaranteed Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes” and, together with the 2017 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2020 Notes will be guaranteed by the company's subsidiaries that guarantee its existing credit agreements. The sale of the Notes is expected to be completed on March 1, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.

The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, redemptions or service requirements of outstanding debt, network expansion and modernization and potential funding of Clearwire Corporation and its subsidiary Clearwire Communications LLC.

The Notes and the guarantees related to the 2020 Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) or the securities laws of any other place and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption therefrom. The Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to persons outside the United States under Regulation S.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Act.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities laws. The statements in this news release regarding Sprint Nextel's current expectations and beliefs as to the consummation of the offering of Notes and uses of proceeds thereof, as well as other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are estimates and projections reflecting management's judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. All information set forth in this release is as of February 27, 2012. Sprint Nextel does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this

information to reflect future events or circumstances. Information about certain potential factors that could affect our business and financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements are included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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