Sprint Nextel Receives Required Consents for Its Consent Solicitation and Offer to Guarantee US Unwired Notes

Series B First Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2010
10% Series B Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2012

Reston, VA — 02/28/2006, Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) announced today that based on consents received by 5:00 p.m., EST, Feb. 27, 2006, from holders of US Unwired’s Series B First Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2010 and 10% Series B Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2012, it has received sufficient consents to amend the indentures governing such notes as more fully described in the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Sprint Nextel Corporation on Feb. 13, 2006. US Unwired intends to enter into supplemental indentures implementing the amendments to the indentures which will be operative and binding on all holders, including the holders of notes that did not participate in the consent solicitation. The consent solicitation expired at 5 p.m. on Feb. 27, 2006.

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. acted as the solicitation agent for the consent solicitation. The information agent for the consent solicitation was Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. The depositary for the consent solicitation was U.S. Bank National Association.


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