These are impressive leaders we are designating to serve on the board of directors of the new local communications company, and their experiences position them well to play key roles in the evolution of the local communications business.

Sprint Nextel shares with Nextel Partners a commitment of excellence to our customers, employees and shareholders. As we work through the regulatory approval processes, we intend to focus on plans for efficiently integrating Partners' business into our operations in a way that is seamless for customers and employees.

The new Sprint-cable partnerships will forever transform what used to be merely a cell phone into an indispensable third screen in customers' lives, ... With the convergence of technologies and capabilities accelerating, we will create personalized content, useful innovative applications and easy-to-understand navigation required by consumers.

He fully understands that one of our most significant assets is our people, and developing our talent is one of senior leadership's most important responsibilities, ... Len has both earned his way to this understanding and grown into it.

an indispensable third screen in customer's lives.

His experience is broad and deep,