Sprint Nextel Chief Network Officer Kathy Walker to Speak at Bear Stearns Conference in Palm Beach, FL

Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) Chief Network Officer Kathy Walker will speak at the Bear Stearns 21st Annual Media Conference on Wednesday, March 12 at 8:40 a.m. EDT in Palm Beach, Fla. The conference is being held at The Breakers hotel. A live audio webcast of this session may be accessed via Sprint’s website on the day of the event at www.sprint.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the actual presentation. 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 is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks serving approximately 54 million customers at the end of 2007; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.