Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-69312
6% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 CUSIP No. 65332VBC6

NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 25, 2002
TO PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2001

     The selling security holders table on pages 18 – 20 of the prospectus, as supplemented, is hereby further amended to update the information to include the following entities as selling security holders in the prospectus and to list their respective amounts of 6% convertible senior notes due 2011:

	Convertible Notes				Common Stock
	Principal		Principal
	Amount of		Amount of		Number of		Number of
	Convertible		Convertible		Shares		Shares
Name of Selling Security Holder	Notes Owned		Notes Offered		Owned		Offered
Credit Suisse First Boston; London Branch		50,000,000		50,000,000		-0-		-0-