EXHIBIT 23-A


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sprint Nextel Corporation:

We consent to the use of our reports with respect to the consolidated  financial
statements and related  financial  statement  schedule and the  effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting of Sprint Nextel Corporation, formerly
known as  Sprint  Corporation,  (the  "Company")  as of and for the  year  ended
December 31, 2004, and management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial  reporting as of December 31, 2004,  both included in the
Company's  annual  report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended  December  31, 2004,
incorporated by reference herein.



     /s/ KPMG LLP



McLean, Virginia
January 23, 2006