Sprint - Nextel 2007 Annual Report Download - page 4

On May 17, 2006, we spun-off to our shareholders our local communications business, which is now known
as Embarq Corporation and is comprised primarily of what was our Local segment prior to the spin-off. The
results of Embarq for periods before the spin-off are presented as discontinued operations, and we have recast
information for our Wireless and Wireline segments for the periods presented in note 12 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Access to Public Filings and Board Committee Charters
Our website address is www.sprint.com. Information contained on our website is not part of this annual
report. We provide public access to our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current
reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or
SEC, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These documents may be accessed free of charge on our
website at the following address: www.sprint.com/sprint/ir. These documents are available promptly after filing
with the SEC. These documents also may be found at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
We also provide public access to our Code of Ethics, entitled the Sprint Nextel Code of Conduct, our
Corporate Governance Guidelines and the charters of the following committees of our board of directors: the
Audit Committee, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, the Executive Committee, the Finance
Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Code of Conduct, corporate
governance guidelines and committee charters may be viewed free of charge on our website at the following
address: www.sprint.com/governance. You may obtain copies of any of these documents free of charge by
writing to: Sprint Nextel Shareholder Relations, 6200 Sprint Parkway, Mailstop KSOPHF0302-3B424, Overland
Park, Kansas 66251 or by email at [email protected]. If a provision of the Code of Conduct
required under the NYSE corporate governance standards is materially modified, or if a waiver of the Code of
Conduct is granted to a director or executive officer, we will post a notice of such action on our website at the
following address: www.sprint.com/governance. Only the Audit Committee may consider a waiver of the Code
of Conduct for an executive officer or director.
Certifications
The certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2 to this
annual report. We also filed with the NYSE in 2007 the required certificate of our Chief Executive Officer
certifying that he was not aware of any violation by Sprint Nextel of the NYSE corporate governance listing
standards.
Our Business Segments
We have two reportable segments: Wireless and Wireline. See note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information on our segments.
Wireless
We offer a wide array of wireless mobile voice and data transmission services on networks that utilize
CDMA and iDEN technologies.
Strategy
Our current strategy for the Wireless segment is to utilize state-of-the-art technology to provide
differentiated wireless services and applications, including our push-to-talk, walkie-talkie applications, in order
to acquire and retain wireless subscribers. To enable us to offer innovative applications and services, we are
deploying high-speed evolution data optimized, or EV-DO, technology across our CDMA network. The services
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