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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sprint Nextel Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S
- 3 (No. 333 - 171301) ), Form S - 4 (No. 333 - 180513) and Form S - 8
(No. 333 - 59124, No. 333 - 54108, No. 333 - 103691, No. 333 - 111956, No. 333 - 115621, No. 333 - 115607, No. 333 - 124189, No. 333 - 127426, No. 333 - 130277, No.
333 - 142702, No. 333 - 159330) of Sprint Nextel Corporation of our report dated February 28, 2013 , with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of
Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2012 and 2011 , and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, cash
flows and shareholders' equity for each of the years in the three - year period ended December 31, 2012 , and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2012 , which report appears in the December 31, 2012 annual report on Form 10 - K of Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Sprint Nextel Corporation adopted accounting guidance regarding the presentation of the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss in 2011 and
testing indefinite
- lived intangible assets for impairment in 2012.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
February 28, 2013
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(1)
See also American Telecasting, Inc., People's Choice TV Corp., G & S Television Network, Inc., Sprint Wavepath Holdings, Inc., Transworld
Telecommunications, Inc., Wavepath Holdings, Inc., Wireless Cable of Florida, Inc.
(2)
See also Sprint WBC of New York, Inc., Atlanta MDS Co., Inc., Los Angeles MDS Company, Inc., New York MDS, Inc., San Francisco MDS, Inc., Via/Net
Companies
(3)
Economic interest.
(4)
Voting interest.
(5)
MinorCo, L.P. holds a limited and preferred partnership interest of less than 1%.
(6)
American PCS, L.P. holds the general partnership interest of greater than 99%.
(7)
American PCS Communications, LLC holds the general partnership interest of greater than 99%.
(8)
American Personal Communications Holdings, Inc. holds a limited partnership interest of less than 1%.
(9)
Sprint Spectrum L.P. holds the general partnership interest of greater than 99%.
(10)
Sprint Spectrum Holding Company, L.P. holds the general partnership interest of greater than 99%.
(11)
See also TDI Acquisition Corporation and Wireless Broadcasting Systems of America, Inc.
(12)
See also US Telecom, Inc., UCOM, Inc., Utelcom, Inc., Sprint International Communications Corporation.
(13)
UCOM, Inc., US Telecom, Inc., and Utelcom, Inc., each holds less than 1% of the common stock.
(14)
Held in trust for Sprint International Holding, Inc.
(15)
SN UHC 1, Inc. holds Class B interests in Clearwire Corporation and Clearwire Communications LLC, representing a 0.2% voting interest and economic interest in
each entity, respectively. In addition, SN UHC 1, Inc. holds Class A interests in Clearwire Corporation, representing a 2.1% voting interest and 4.5% economic
interest in Clearwire Corporation (the 4.5% economic interest represents an indirect economic interest of 2.1% in Cleawire Communications LLC). Collectively,
Sprint entities effectively own 50.4% of the Clearwire group through Class B stocks/units representing 48.3% of vote/value and Class A stock representing 2.1%
of the vote/value.
Section 16: EX-23.1 (CONSENT OF KPMG LLP)