Sprint's Local Communications Business, Henderson, Nev., Launch Wi-Fi Trial; Sprint Provides Wireless Broadband to City

"This is the first municipal Wi-Fi trial of this magnitude carriedout by a local telecommunications operator in the United States," saidBerge Ayvazian, chief strategy officer, Yankee Group. "It will be atremendous opportunity for both Sprint and the City of Henderson tojointly develop municipal broadband wireless applications and retailservices for consumers and businesses."

The trial provides the City of Henderson the opportunity to usethe latest wireless broadband technology. In addition, it providesSprint with a vital market and partner to measure user experience andacceptance of the technology.

"We are excited to partner with Sprint on such an exciting newservice," said Henderson Mayor James. B. Gibson. "Allowing our policeand fire personnel, safety inspectors and other officials access toWi-Fi services will really help them in their efforts to ensure thesafety and security of our residents. This partnership is anotherinnovative way we are working to provide an unmatched quality of lifeand level of service to our people."

In those areas of Henderson where the network has been deployedboth residents and visitors will be able to use the service, free ofcharge, for the trial period that is scheduled to run through the endof May.

"By partnering with the City of Henderson, this service will helpfirst responders do their jobs and offer residents and visitorswireless services at broadband speeds," said Kenny Wyatt, vicepresident of Marketing and Product Development for Business, atSprint. "Our approach is to work side by side with local communitiesto bring them cutting edge technologies that deliver the newestproducts and services."

The first trial area is in downtown Henderson and is bordered onthe north by West Lake Mead Parkway, on the south and west by BasicRoad which curves from Boulder Highway to Lake Mead Parkway, and onthe east by Bolder Highway. The second trial area encompasses a newdevelopment called "The District," which consists of retail shops,restaurants, office space and luxury lofts.

About EMBARQ

Upon the separation from Sprint Nextel, EMBARQ is expected to be aNYSE-listed company with approximately $6 billion in annual revenues,rank among the Fortune 500 and serve as the fifth largest localcommunications company in the United States based on the company's7.35 million access lines as of December 31, 2005. The company willprovide a suite of communications services, consisting of local andlong distance voice and data services, including high-speed Internetaccess. The company expects to have approximately 20,000 employees atthe time of the separation from Sprint Nextel.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless andwireline communications services to consumer, business and governmentcustomers. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing,engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including tworobust wireless networks offering industry leading mobile dataservices; instant national and international walkie-talkiecapabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internetbackbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com/mr.

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