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90. Sprint Nextel
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Rank: 90 (Previous rank: 85)
CEO: Daniel R. Hesse
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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2010
Revenues 33,679.0 3.4
Profits -2,890.0 N.A.
Assets 49,383.0 —
Stockholders' equity 11,427.0 —
Market value (3/29/2012) 8,932.2 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues -8.6
Assets -5.9
Stockholders' equity -25.3
Earnings per share  
2011 $ -0.96
% change from 2010 N.A.
2001-2011 annual growth rate % N.A.
Total return to investors %
2011 -44.7
2001-2011 annual rate -17.5
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 AT&T 11 126,723.0
2 Verizon Communications 15 110,875.0
3 Comcast 49 55,842.0
4 Sprint Nextel 90 33,679.0
5 DirecTV 105 27,226.0
6 Time Warner Cable 142 19,675.0
7 CenturyLink 171 15,351.0
8 DISH Network 191 14,048.4
9 Liberty Global 261 10,246.5
10 Cablevision Systems 348 7,252.3
11 Charter Communications 351 7,204.0
12 NII Holdings 369 6,719.3
13 Frontier Communications 464 5,243.0
14 Telephone & Data Systems 469 5,180.5
15 MetroPCS Communications 490 4,847.4
Issue date: May 21, 2012
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Sprint Nextel
6200 Sprint Pkwy.
Overland Park, KS 66251
800-829-0965
www.sprint.com
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