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 *   LeFave Richard T 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/12/2005 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 Information 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 71,789 (1) (2) D Â

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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)	  (4)	02/17/2010	Common Stock	130,000	$ 47.64	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	09/28/2011	Common Stock	814	$ 6.65	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	11/30/2011	Common Stock	1,355	$ 8.24	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (6)	02/13/2012	Common Stock	10,167	$ 3.86	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	04/23/2012	Common Stock	24,378	$ 4.12	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	02/13/2013	Common Stock	20,584	$ 9.47	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	05/30/2013	Common Stock	6,501	$ 11.53	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	08/29/2013	Common Stock	7,314	$ 14.87	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	11/28/2013	Common Stock	8,939	$ 19.48	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	02/11/2014	Common Stock	91,000	$ 21.03	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	05/28/2014	Common Stock	10,564	$ 17.79	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	08/31/2014	Common Stock	11,376	$ 17.84	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	11/30/2014	Common Stock	11,376	$ 21.89	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (5)	02/24/2015	Common Stock	91,000	$ 22.62	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option(right to buy) (3)	  (4)	07/27/2011	Common Stock	1,355	$ 13.35	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LeFave Richard T 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE RESTON, VA 20191	Â	Â	  Chief Information Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Richard Montfort Attorney-in-Fact		08/15/2005
**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)	The shares of series 1 common stock were acquired pursuant to the merger agreement between Nextel Communications, Inc. and Sprint Corporation, which provides for the conversion of each outstanding share of Nextel class A common stock into approximately 1.2675 shares of Sprint Nextel common stock and cash equal to the product of the cash ratio of 0.0325 and the average of the per share closing prices of shares of Sprint series 1 common stock during the 20 trading day period on the New York Stock Exchange ending on (and including) the August 12, 2005, the closing date of the merger, and each deferred share into 1.3 deferred shares of Sprint Nextel.
(2)	Includes 15,200 deferred shares,which are subject to forfeiture until they vest.
(3)	This option was assumed by Sprint Nextel in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase shares of Sprint Nextel common stock, with the number of shares issuable under the options and exercise prices for those options adjusted based on an exchange ratio of 1.3 to 1 with no change to the aggregate exercise price.
(4)	Options fully vested.
(5)	Vesting of options takes place over four years on a montly basis from the date of grant.
(6)	25% of options vested immediately and the remaining 75% vest monthly over four years from the date of grant.

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