FORTUNE 500 2007: Sprint Nextel Corporation

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Sprint Nextel Corporation Rank: 53 (Previous rank: 59) Get quote: S Financials: Latest quarterly results	CEO: Gary D. Forsee Address: 2001 Edmund Halley Dr., Reston, VA 20191 Phone: 703-433-4000 Website: http://www.sprint.com

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	$ millions	% change from 2005
Revenues	43,531.0	25.5
Profits	1,329.0	-25.5
Assets	97,161.0	—
Stockholders' Equity	53,131.0	—
Market Value 3/23/2007	55,786.4	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	3.1
Assets	1.4
Stockholders' equity	2.5

Earnings per share
2006 $	0.45
% change from 2005	-48.3
1996-2006 annual growth rate %	-10.6

Total return to Investors	%
2006	-10.7
1996-2006 annual rate	3.6

Industry: Telecommunications

Rank	Company	500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Verizon Communications	13	93,221.0
2	AT&T	27	63,055.0
3	Sprint Nextel	53	43,531.0
4	Comcast	84	25,700.0
5	DIRECTV Group	160	14,755.5
6	Qwest Communications	178	13,923.0
7	Echostar Communications	252	9,818.5
8	Alltel	256	9,723.3
9	Liberty Global	340	6,812.9
10	Virgin Media	347	6,637.4
11	Cablevision Systems	380	6,006.7
12	Charter Communications	409	5,613.0
13	Level 3 Communications	465	4,778.0
14	Telephone & Data Sys.	501	4,265.5
15	IDT	755	2,451.6
16	CenturyTel	757	2,447.7
17	NII Holdings	772	2,371.3
18	Citizens Communications	825	2,126.0

From the April 30th, 2007 issue

Footnote:

Acquired Nextel Partners (2005 rank: 858), June 26, 2006.
Paul Saleh is acting CEO of Sprint Nextel (Rank: 53), replacing Gary Forsee, who stepped down as CEO Oct. 8, 2007.

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