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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wunsch Charles R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPRINT NEXTEL CORP [S] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel & Corp Secy (Last) (First) (Middle) 6200 SPRINT PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/17/2010 (Street) OVERLAND PARK, KS 66251 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		243		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	243	(2)	243	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		444		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	444	(2)	444	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		243		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	243	(2)	243	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		888		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	888	(2)	888	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		516		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	516	(2)	516	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		578		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	578	(2)	578	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		1,410		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	1,410	(2)	1,410	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		626		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	626	(2)	626	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		4,107		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	4,107	(2)	4,107	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		1,354		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	1,354	(2)	1,354	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		2,020		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	2,020	(2)	2,020	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		1,010		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	1,010	(2)	1,010	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		2,605		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	2,605	(2)	2,605	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		5,123		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	5,123	(2)	5,123	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 4.64	06/17/2010		A		5,914		(1)	06/17/2017	Common Stock	5,914	(2)	5,914	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 20.02	06/16/2010		D			1,999	05/11/2001	05/11/2011	Common Stock	1,999	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 44.89	06/16/2010		D			3,998	05/11/2001	05/11/2011	Common Stock	3,998	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 44.89	06/16/2010		D			2,322	05/11/2001	05/11/2011	Common Stock	2,322	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 22.64	06/16/2010		D			2,601	02/11/2002	02/11/2012	Common Stock	2,601	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 11.84	06/16/2010		D			2,820	02/19/2002	02/19/2012	Common Stock	2,820	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 16.25	06/16/2010		D			2,819	02/19/2002	02/19/2012	Common Stock	2,819	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 10.76	06/16/2010		D			8,215	03/27/2003	03/27/2013	Common Stock	8,215	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 7.9	06/16/2010		D			2,708	03/27/2003	03/27/2013	Common Stock	2,708	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 16.38	06/16/2010		D			9,092	02/10/2004	02/10/2014	Common Stock	9,092	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 16.64	06/16/2010		D			4,546	02/10/2004	02/10/2014	Common Stock	4,546	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 22.2	06/16/2010		D			11,725	02/08/2005	02/08/2015	Common Stock	11,725	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	$ 20.72	06/16/2010		D			23,056	02/07/2006	02/07/2016	Common Stock	23,056	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 18.78	06/16/2010		D			26,613	02/27/2007	02/27/2017	Common Stock	26,613	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 20.02	06/16/2010		D			1,096	05/11/2001	08/07/2010	Common Stock	1,096	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 44.89	06/16/2010		D			1,095	05/11/2001	08/07/2010	Common Stock	1,095	(3)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wunsch Charles R 6200 SPRINT PARKWAY OVERLAND PARK, KS 66251			General Counsel & Corp Secy

Signatures

/s/ Stefan K. Schnopp Attorney-in-Fact		06/18/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Stock options vest 50% on June 17, 2011 and 50% on June 17, 2012.
(2)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Issuer's Offer to Exchange Certain Outstanding Stock Options for New Stock Options dated May 17, 2010.
(3)	Stock options surrendered pursuant to the Issuer's Offer to Exchange Certain Outstanding Stock Options for New Stock Options dated May 17, 2010.

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