Registration No. 333-131301

                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                            SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Kansas                              48-0457967
        (State or other jurisdiction             (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)

                2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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                     1997 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
                            (Full title of the plan)
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                            LEONARD J. KENNEDY, ESQ.
                                 General Counsel
                            Sprint Nextel Corporation
                            2001 Edmund Halley Drive
                             Reston, Virginia 20191
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

          Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service:
                                 (703) 433-4974









                                Explanatory Note


     Sprint Nextel is filing this  post-effective  amendment to its Registration
Statement on Form S-8 to include  certain  exhibits  which were omitted from the
original filing.











Exhibit
Number    Exhibits




4-B  The  rights of Sprint  Nextel's  equity  security  holders  are  defined in
     Article  Fifth,  Article Sixth,  Article  Seventh and Article Eighth of the
     Articles of  Incorporation  of Sprint  Nextel.  The  Amended  and  Restated
     Articles  of  Incorporation  are filed as  Exhibit  3.1 to Sprint  Nextel's
     Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 18, 2005, and  incorporated  herein
     by reference.

4-C  Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement  between Sprint Nextel and UMB
     Bank, n.a., as Rights Agent, dated as of March 16, 2004 and effective as of
     April 23, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 1 to  Amendment  No. 5 to Sprint  Nextel's
     Registration  Statement on Form 8-A relating to the Rights, filed April 12,
     2004, and incorporated herein by reference).

4-D  Amendment  dated as of June 17, 2005 to Second Amended and Restated  Rights
     Agreement  (filed as Exhibit 4(d) to Sprint  Nextel's  Quarterly  Report on
     Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, and  incorporated  herein by
     reference).

4-E  Provisions  regarding the Kansas Control Share Acquisition  Statute are set
     forth in Article II, Section 5 of the Bylaws of Sprint  Nextel.  Provisions
     regarding  Stockholders'  Meetings  are set  forth  in  Article  III of the
     Bylaws.  The Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Sprint
     Nextel's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 18, 2005, and incorporated
     herein by reference.


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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this  Amendment  to the
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly  authorized,  in the City of Reston,  State of Virginia,  on the 2nd day of
February, 2006.

                              SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION




                              By /s/ Gary D. Begeman
                                  G. D. Begeman, Vice President



     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
to the  Registration  Statement has been signed by the following  persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.

         Name                      Title                            Date

GARY D. FORSEE*         President and Chief Executive        )
                        Officer and Director                 )
                        (Principal Executive Officer)        )
                                                             )
                                                             ) February 2, 2006
PAUL SALEH*             Chief Financial Officer              )
                        (Principal Financial Officer)        )
                                                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
W. G. ARENDT*           Senior Vice President and Controller )
                        (Principal Accounting Officer)       )
                                                             )
                                                             )
TIMOTHY M. DONAHUE*     Chairman                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
KEITH J. BANE*          Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
GORDON BETHUNE*         Director                             )


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                                                             )
WILLIAM E. CONWAY*      Director                             )
                                                             ) February 2, 2006
                                                             )
FRANK M. DRENDEL*       Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
JAMES H. HANCE, JR.*    Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
V. JANET HILL*          Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
I. O. HOCKADAY, JR.*    Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
WILLIAM E. KENNARD*     Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
LINDA K. LORIMER*       Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
STEPHANIE SHERN*        Director                             )
                                                             )
                                                             )
WILLIAM SWANSON*        Director                             )



/s/ Gary D. Begeman
 * Signed by G. D. Begeman, Attorney-in-Fact,
   pursuant to Power of Attorney filed with this
   Registration Statement No. 333-131301


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