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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                 )                            
                                                              
                                 )   File No.: EB-07-SE-221   
     In the Matter of                                         
                                 )   Acct. No.: 201232100004  
     Sprint Nextel Corporation                                
                                 )   FRN: 0003774593          
                                                              
                                 )                            


                                     ORDER

   Adopted: December 2, 2011 Released: December 5, 2011

   By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

   1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into
   between the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") of the Federal Communications
   Commission and Sprint Nextel Corporation ("Sprint"). The Consent Decree
   terminates an investigation initiated by the Bureau regarding Sprint's
   compliance with section 4.9 of the Commission's rules ("Rules") 
   pertaining to the reporting of certain network outages.

   2. The Bureau and Sprint have negotiated a Consent Decree that resolves
   this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and
   incorporated herein by reference.

   3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the
   facts before us, we find that the public interest would be served by
   adopting the Consent Decree and terminating the investigation.

   4. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter, we
   conclude that our investigation raises no substantial or material
   questions of fact as to whether Sprint possesses the basic qualifications,
   including those related to character, to hold or obtain any Commission
   license or authorization.

   5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i) of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and sections 0.111 and 0.311 of
   the Rules, the Consent Decree attached to this Order IS ADOPTED.

   6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned investigation IS
   TERMINATED.

   7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order and Consent Decree
   shall be sent by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt
   requested, to Michael B. Fingerhut, Director, Government Affairs, Sprint
   Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   P. Michele Ellison

   Chief, Enforcement Bureau

                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                 )                            
                                                              
                                 )   File No.: EB-07-SE-221   
     In the Matter of                                         
                                 )   Acct. No.: 201232100004  
     Sprint Nextel Corporation                                
                                 )   FRN: 0003774593          
                                                              
                                 )                            


                                 CONSENT DECREE

   The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission and Sprint
   Nextel Corporation, by their authorized representatives, hereby enter into
   this Consent Decree for the purpose of terminating the Enforcement
   Bureau's investigation into possible violations of section 4.9 of the
   Commission's rules pertaining to the timely filing of network outage
   reports.

   I. DEFINITIONS

   1. For the purposes of this Consent Decree, the following definitions
   shall apply:

   (a) "Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. S:
   151 et seq.

    b. "Adopting Order" means an order of the Bureau adopting the terms of
       this Consent Decree without change, addition, deletion, or
       modification.

    c. "Bureau" means the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications
       Commission.

    d. "Commission" and "FCC" mean the Federal Communications Commission and
       all of its bureaus and offices.

   (e) "Compliance Plan" means the program described in this Consent Decree
   at paragraph 8.

   (f) "Effective Date" means the date on which the Bureau releases the
   Adopting Order.

   (g) "Investigation" means the investigation commenced by the Bureau's
   August 15, 2007 letter of inquiry regarding whether Sprint violated
   section 4.9 of the Rules regarding the reporting of network outages.

   (h) "Parties" means Sprint and the Bureau, each of which is a "Party."

   (i) "Rules" means the Commission's regulations found in Title 47 of the
   Code of Federal Regulations.

   (j) "Sprint" means Sprint Nextel Corporation and its subsidiaries,
   affiliates, predecessors-in-interest and successors-in-interest.

   II. BACKGROUND

   2. Under section 4.9 of the Rules, wireless and wireline service providers
   must report to the Commission certain outages affecting the service
   provider's network as defined by the Rules. Upon discovery of such an
   outage on facilities that they own, operate, lease, or otherwise utilize,
   wireless and wireline service providers are required to file
   electronically a Notification within 120 minutes, an Initial
   Communications Outage Report within 72 hours, and a Final Communications
   Outage Report within 30 days.

   3. On August 15, 2007, the Bureau issued the LOI to Sprint.  The LOI
   directed Sprint to submit a sworn written response to a series of
   questions relating to Sprint's compliance with section 4.9 of the Rules.
   Sprint responded to the LOI on September 14, 2007. On April 22, 2008, the
   Bureau issued a second letter of inquiry to Sprint, to which Sprint
   responded on May 22, 2008. Sprint and the Bureau entered into a tolling
   agreement on January 14, 2008 and a series of tolling agreement
   extensions, the last of which was executed on May 27, 2011.

   III. TERMS OF AGREEMENT

   4. Adopting Order. The Parties agree that the provisions of this Consent
   Decree shall be subject to final approval by the Bureau by incorporation
   of such provisions by reference in the Adopting Order.

    5. Jurisdiction. Sprint agrees that the Bureau has jurisdiction over it
       and the matters contained in this Consent Decree and that the Bureau
       has the authority to enter into and adopt this Consent Decree.

    6. Effective Date; Violations.  The Parties agree that this Consent
       Decree shall become effective on the Effective Date as defined herein.
       As of the Effective Date, the Adopting Order and this Consent Decree
       shall have the same force and effect as any other order of the
       Commission. Any violation of the Adopting Order or of the terms of
       this Consent Decree shall constitute a separate violation of a
       Commission order, entitling the Commission to exercise any rights and
       remedies attendant to the enforcement of a Commission order.

    7. Termination of Investigation. In express reliance on the covenants and
       representations in this Consent Decree and to avoid further
       expenditure of public resources, the Bureau agrees to terminate the
       Investigation. In consideration for the termination of the
       Investigation, Sprint agrees to the terms, conditions, and procedures
       contained herein. The Bureau further agrees that, in the absence of
       new material evidence, the Bureau will not use the facts developed in
       the Investigation through the Effective Date, or the existence of this
       Consent Decree, to institute on its own motion any new proceeding,
       formal or informal, or take any action on its own motion against
       Sprint concerning the matters that were the subject of the
       Investigation. The Bureau also agrees that it will not, in the absence
       of new material evidence, use the facts developed in the Investigation
       through the Effective Date, or the existence of this Consent Decree,
       to institute on its own motion any proceeding, formal or informal, or
       take any action on its own motion against Sprint with respect to
       Sprint's basic qualifications, including its character qualifications,
       to be a Commission licensee or authorized common carrier or to hold
       Commission authorizations.

    8. Compliance Plan. For purposes of settling the matters set forth
       herein, Sprint agrees that it shall develop and implement within
       thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Date a Compliance Plan
       relating to Sprint's future compliance with the Act, the Rules, and
       the Commission's orders. The Compliance Plan shall include, at a
       minimum, the following components:

         a. Compliance Officer. Sprint shall designate a corporate officer
            with the requisite corporate authority and oversight of Sprint's
            network outage reporting responsibilities to serve as Compliance
            Officer. The person designated as the Compliance Officer shall be
            responsible for developing, implementing, and administering the
            Compliance Plan.

         b. Compliance Training Program. Sprint shall establish and maintain
            a Compliance Training Program addressing the FCC's network outage
            reporting requirements, as detailed below, for all employees and
            agents of Sprint who perform, supervise, oversee or manage the
            performance of duties that relate to analyzing technical
            information regarding Sprint's network outages, entering
            information into any Sprint database(s) and/or record(s) that
            form the basis of Sprint's reporting of network outages to the
            Commission, and compiling and/or submitting Sprint's network
            outage reports to the Commission (each employee or agent of
            Sprint who performs, or supervises, oversees or manages the
            performance of any of the foregoing duties shall be referred to
            herein as a "Covered Employee").

             i. Sprint's Compliance Training Program shall address, at a
                minimum, the following subjects in order to facilitate
                Sprint's compliance with the FCC's network outage reporting
                requirements: (A) the Rules governing reporting of network
                outages; (B) the information and calculations required by the
                Rules or otherwise necessary to determine whether an outage
                is reportable under the Rules; (C) the time periods within
                which notifications and reports of reportable outages must be
                submitted to the FCC; and (D) the standard internal operating
                procedures adopted by Sprint to identify and timely report
                those network outages that satisfy the FCC's reporting
                criteria ("Operating Procedures"). Covered Employees also
                shall be advised of the regulatory consequences in the event
                that Sprint fails to comply with the FCC's outage reporting
                requirements.

             ii. All Covered Employees shall be trained pursuant to the
                 Compliance Training Program within sixty (60) calendar days
                 after the Effective Date, except that any person who becomes
                 a Covered Employee at any time after the initial training
                 session shall be trained within thirty (30) calendar days
                 after the date such person becomes a Covered Employee.

             iii. Sprint shall repeat the Compliance Training Program on an
                  annual basis, and shall periodically review and revise the
                  Compliance Training Program as necessary to ensure that it
                  remains current and complete and to enhance its
                  effectiveness.

             iv. As part of the Compliance Training Program, Sprint shall
                 within sixty (60) calendar days after the Effective Date
                 prepare and distribute to all Covered Employees a written
                 Network Outage Compliance Manual that summarizes each of the
                 subjects addressed in paragraph 8(b)(i) hereof. Sprint shall
                 periodically review and revise the Network Outage Compliance
                 Manual as necessary to ensure that it remains current and
                 complete and to enhance its effectiveness.

         c. Outage Reporting.  Beginning sixty (60) calendar days after the
            Effective Date and thereafter, Sprint shall include in any
            network outage report filed with the Commission the date and time
            that Sprint discovered the outage was reportable using the
            following two separate fields: (1) Date Outage Determined
            Reportable and (2) Local Time Outage Determined Reportable (24 hr
            clock (nnnn)).

     d. Reporting Non-Compliance. Sprint shall report any non-compliance with
        section 4.9 of the Rules or this Consent Decree to the Bureau within
        fifteen (15) calendar days after the discovery of such noncompliance.
        Such reports shall include a detailed explanation of (i) each
        instance of noncompliance; (ii) the steps that Sprint has taken or
        will take to remedy such noncompliance, including the schedule on
        which proposed remedial actions will be taken; and (iii) the steps
        that Sprint has taken or will take to prevent the recurrence of any
        such non-compliance, including the schedule on which such preventive
        action will be taken. All such reports of non-compliance shall be
        submitted to the Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement
        Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
        Washington, D.C. 20554, with a copy submitted electronically to JoAnn
        Lucanik at JoAnn.Lucanik@fcc.gov, and Paul Noone at
        Paul.Noone@fcc.gov.

     e. Compliance Reports. Sprint shall file compliance reports with the
        Commission ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, twelve
        (12) months after the Effective Date, and twenty-four (24) months
        after the Effective Date.

    i. Each compliance report shall include a certification by the Compliance
       Officer, as an agent and on behalf of Sprint, stating that the
       Compliance Officer has personal knowledge that Sprint has (A)
       established and implemented the Compliance Plan; (B) has utilized the
       Operating Procedures since the implementation of the Compliance Plan;
       and (C) is not aware of any instances of noncompliance with the terms
       and conditions of this Consent Decree, including the reporting
       obligations set forth in paragraph 8(d) hereof.

        i. The certification shall be accompanied by a statement explaining
           the basis for the Compliance Officer's certification and must
           comply with Section 1.16 of the Rules and be subscribed to as true
           under penalty of perjury in substantially the form set forth
           therein.

        ii. If the Compliance Officer cannot provide the requisite
            certification, the Compliance Officer, as an agent of and on
            behalf of Sprint, shall provide the Commission with a detailed
            explanation of: (A) each instance of non-compliance; (B) the
            steps that Sprint has taken or will take to remedy such
            non-compliance, including the schedule on which proposed remedial
            action will be taken; and (C) the steps that Sprint has taken or
            will take to prevent the recurrence of any such non-compliance,
            including the schedule on which such preventive action will be
            taken.

        iii. All compliance reports shall be submitted to the Chief, Spectrum
             Enforcement Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications
             Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. All
             reports shall also be submitted electronically to JoAnn Lucanik
             at JoAnn Lucanik@fcc.gov and Paul Noone at Paul.Noone@fcc.gov.

     a. Termination.  Unless stated otherwise, the provisions of this
        paragraph shall remain in effect for twenty-four (24) months after
        the Effective Date.

    9. Section 208 Complaints; Subsequent Investigations.  Nothing in this
       Consent Decree shall prevent the Commission or its delegated authority
       from adjudicating complaints filed pursuant to section 208 of the Act
       against Sprint or its affiliates for alleged violations of the Act, or
       for any other type of alleged misconduct, regardless of when such
       misconduct took place. The Commission's adjudication of any such
       complaint will be based solely on the record developed in that
       proceeding. Except as expressly provided in this Consent Decree, this
       Consent Decree shall not prevent the Commission from investigating new
       evidence of noncompliance by Sprint of the Act, the Rules, or
       Commission Orders.

   10. Voluntary Contribution. Sprint agrees to make a voluntary contribution
       to the United States Treasury in the amount of One Hundred Fifty
       Thousand Dollars ($150,000) within thirty (30) calendar days after the
       Effective Date. Payment must be made by check or similar instrument,
       payable to the order of the Federal Communications Commission. The
       payment must include the Account Number and FRN referenced in the
       caption to the Adopting Order. Payment by check or money order may be
       mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St.
       Louis, MO 63197-9000. Payment by overnight mail may be sent to U.S.
       Bank - Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza,
       St. Louis, MO 63101. Payment by wire transfer may be made to ABA
       Number 021030004, receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and Account Number
       27000001. For payment by credit card, an FCC Form 159 (Remittance
       Advice) must be submitted.  When completing the FCC Form 159, enter
       the NAL/Account Number in block number 23A (call sign/other ID), and
       enter the letters "FORF" in block number 24A (payment type code).
       Sprint will also send electronic notification to JoAnn Lucanik at
       JoAnn.Lucanik@fcc.gov, Paul Noone at Paul.Noone@fcc.gov, and Samantha
       Peoples at Sam.Peoples@fcc.gov on the date said payment is made.

   11. Waivers.  Sprint waives any and all rights it may have to seek
       administrative or judicial reconsideration, review, appeal, or stay,
       or otherwise to challenge or contest the validity of this Consent
       Decree and the Adopting Order, provided the Bureau issues an Adopting
       Order as defined herein. Sprint shall retain the right to challenge
       Commission interpretation of the Consent Decree or any terms contained
       herein. If either Party (or the United States on behalf of the
       Commission) brings a judicial action to enforce the terms of the
       Adopting Order, neither Sprint nor the Commission shall contest the
       validity of the Consent Decree or of the Adopting Order, and Sprint
       shall waive any statutory right to a trial de novo. Sprint hereby
       agrees to waive any claims it may otherwise have under the Equal
       Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. S: 504 and 47 C.F.R. S: 1.1501 et
       seq., relating to the matters addressed in this Consent Decree.

   12. Invalidity. In the event that this Consent Decree in its entirety is
       rendered invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall
       become null and void and may not be used in any manner in any legal
       proceeding.

   13. Subsequent Rule or Order. The Parties agree that if any provision of
       the Consent Decree conflicts with any subsequent rule or order adopted
       by the Commission (except an order specifically intended to revise the
       terms of this Consent Decree to which Sprint does not expressly
       consent) that provision will be superseded by such rule or Commission
       order.

   14. Successors and Assigns.  Sprint agrees that the provisions of this
       Consent Decree shall be binding on its successors, assigns, and
       transferees.

   15. Final Settlement.  The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Consent
       Decree shall constitute a final settlement between the Parties with
       respect to the Investigation. The Parties further agree that this
       Consent Decree does not constitute either an adjudication on the
       merits or a factual or legal finding or determination regarding any
       compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of the Act or the
       Rules and the Commission's orders.

   16. Modifications. This Consent Decree cannot be modified without the
       advance written consent of both Parties.

   17. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the paragraphs in this Consent
       Decree are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to
       affect the meaning or interpretation of this Consent Decree.

   18. Authorized  Representatives.  The individual signing this Consent
       Decree on behalf of Sprint represents and warrants that he is
       authorized by Sprint to execute this Consent Decree and to bind the
       company to the obligations set forth herein. The FCC signatory
       represents that she is signing this Consent Decree in her official
       capacity and that she is authorized to execute this Consent Decree.

   19. Counterparts. This Consent Decree may be signed in any number of
       counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which, when executed
       and delivered, shall be an original, and all of which counterparts
       together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.

   ____________________________

   P. Michele Ellison

   Chief

   Enforcement Bureau

   ___________________________

   Date

   ____________________________

   Charles W. McKee

   Vice President

   Sprint Nextel Corporation

   900 7th Street NW

   Washington, DC 20001

   ____________________________

   Date

   47 C.F.R. S: 4.9.

   47 U.S.C. S: 154(i).

   47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.311.

   47 C.F.R. S: 4.9.

   See Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division,
   Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, to Laura Holloway
   Carter, Vice President, Government Affairs - Federal Regulatory, Sprint
   Nextel Corporation (Aug. 15, 2007) ("LOI").

   47 C.F.R. S: 4.9.

   Id.

   See LOI, supra n. 2.

   See Letter from Michael B. Fingerhut, Director - Government Affairs,
   Sprint Nextel Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
   Communications Commission (Sept. 14, 2007).

   See Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division,
   Federal Communications Commission, to Michael B. Fingerhut, Director -
   Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel Corporation (Apr. 22, 2008).

   See Letter from Michael B. Fingerhut, Director - Government Affairs,
   Sprint Nextel Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
   Communications Commission (May 22, 2008).

   See Tolling Agreement, File No. EB-07-SE-221, executed by and between
   Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement
   Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, and Michael B. Fingerhut,
   Director - Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel Corporation (Jan. 14, 2008).

   See Tolling Agreement Extension, File No. EB-07-SE-221, executed by and
   between John D. Poutasse, Acting Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division,
   Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, and Michael B.
   Fingerhut, Director - Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel Corporation (May
   27, 2011).

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