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2 March 2006

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) has completed its acquisition of Velocita Wireless, based in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Velocita Wireless will operate as a subsidiary of Sprint Nextel, which intends to use some of Velocita's 900 MHz spectrum to supplement Sprint Nextel's capacity and coverage for its iDEN(R)-based Nextel National Network.


"Sprint Nextel is excited about the opportunity to offer Velocita's customers a broader suite of wireless and wireline, data and voice products and services," said Mark Hull, general manager for Velocita Wireless.

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