Exhibit 10.9



 Exhibit 10.9 
 CERTAIN BENEFITS AND FEES FOR OUR 
 NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 
  

					
	 Description of Benefit
	 	 Eligible Positions
	 	 Amount/Schedule

	Club Memberships	 	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer	 	Club Membership, not including dues
			
	Director Communications Benefit	 	Non-employee members of the Board of Directors	 	Up to two wireless units and one connection card activated on the wireless network, long distance and international calling cards and wireline long distance. Specialized equipment and
accessories also provided. Up to ten friends and family members may participate in one of three special discounted wireless rate plans. If a director on the board as of 7/25/2006 resigns from the board with five or more years of service, including
service on the board of directors of Nextel Communications, Inc., the communications benefit will continue for number of months on board up to 120 months.
			
	Long-Distance Telephone Service (1)	 	Legacy Sprint Executive Officers, including the Named Executive Officers other than Chairman	 	Actual usage (continues after retirement)
			
	Personal use of corporate aircraft	 	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman	 	Under an executive security program established by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, each of the CEO and Chairman is required to use Sprint Nextel aircraft for personal as well as
business travel. Sprint Nextel provides these security services for its benefit rather than as a personal benefit or perquisite for the CEO or Chairman.
			
		 	Other Executive Officers, including the other Named Executive Officers and non-employee members of the Board of Directors	 	The CEO must pre-approve any proposed personal use of the corporate aircraft for personal reasons.
			
	Executive Physical	 	Executive Officers, including the Named Executive Officers	 	Reimbursement for annual physical examination









					
	 Description of Benefit
	 	 Eligible Positions
	 	 Amount/Schedule

	Board of Director Fees	 	Non-employee members of the Board of Directors	 	 Annual retainer -$70,000/year
  
 Additional Annual retainer for Lead Independent Director - $75,000/year
  
 Committee Chair additional annual retainer:
  
 Audit Committee - $20,000
  
 Human Capital and Compensation Committee - $15,000
  
 Finance and Human Capital and Compensation Committees - $10,000
  
 Board and Committee In-Person Meeting Fees - $2,000/ meeting
  
 Telephonic Board and Committee Meeting Fees-$1,000/meeting
  
 Annual award of $100,000 in restricted stock units

			
	 Board of Directors Retirement Benefit (Benefit eliminated in 1996 for all non-employee directors who had not met a five-year service
requirement)
	 	One current non-employee member of the Board of Directors	 	Monthly retirement payment equal to the monthly fee (not including meeting fees or additional retainers) being paid to non-employee directors at the time of retirement to be paid for 120
months.



	*	This summary replaces the schedule filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Sprint Nextel’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 21, 2006. 


	(1)	Sprint reimburses for income taxes associated with these benefits. 

  

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