Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Carter Matthew Jr
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP [S]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6200 SPRINT PARKWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President-4G
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

OVERLAND PARK, KS 66251		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 177,569 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/27/2017 Common Stock 45,161 $ 18.78 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 03/26/2018 Common Stock 28,747 $ 6.52 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 02/25/2019 Common Stock 165,278 $ 3.59 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Carter Matthew Jr
6200 SPRINT PARKWAY
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66251		       President-4G  

Signatures

/s/ Stefan K. Schnopp Attorney-in-Fact 01/20/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 177,569 restricted stock units, which are subject to forfeiture until they vest.
(2) These options were granted on February 27, 2007 and become exercisable at the rate of 1/3 of the number of shares granted on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
(3) These options were granted on March 26, 2008 and vest ratably in equal amounts on February 11, 2009, February 11, 2010 and February 11, 2011.
(4) These options were granted on February 25, 2009 and become exercisable at the rate of 25% of the number of shares granted on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.

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