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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Nielsen Steven M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPRINT NEXTEL CORP [S] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Service Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) RESTON, VA 20191 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 126,564 (1) D   Common Stock 2,937 I by IRA Common Stock 3,340 I by issuer's 401(k) (2)

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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)	  (3)	02/27/2017	Common Stock	104,839	$ 18.78	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	  (4)	03/27/2013	Common Stock	54,775	$ 10.76	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	  (4)	03/27/2013	Common Stock	27,387	$ 7.9	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	  (5)	02/10/2014	Common Stock	36,152	$ 16.38	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	  (5)	02/10/2014	Common Stock	18,076	$ 16.64	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	  (6)	02/08/2015	Common Stock	42,232	$ 24.42	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy)	  (7)	02/07/2016	Common Stock	62,356	$ 20.72	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nielsen Steven M 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE RESTON, VA 20191	Â	Â	  Chief Service Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Richard Montfort Attorney-in-Fact		05/21/2007
**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 78,759 restricted stock units, which are subject to forfeiture until they vest.
(2)	Represents units representing ownership interests in the stock fund of the issuer under the Sprint Nextel 401(k) plan.
(3)	These options were granted on February 27, 2007 and become exercisable at the rate of 33 1/3% of the number of shares granted on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
(4)	These options were granted on March 27, 2003 and are fully vested.
(5)	These options were granted on February 10, 2004 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.
(6)	These options were granted on February 8, 2005 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.
(7)	These options were granted on February 7, 2006 and become exercisable at the rate of 33 1/3 of the number of shares granted on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

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