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Awards & Recognition

2008

ATLANTIC-ACM

ATLANTIC-ACM awarded Sprint with the 2008 Domestic Wholesale Best in Class awards in the categories of Provisioning and Customer Service

ATLANTIC-ACM

ATLANTIC-ACM recognized Sprint with 2008 Global Wholesale Carrier Excellence Awards - Sprint received first place in the Brand and Data Product Quality categories

Billing & OSS World Magazine

Billing & OSS World magazine’s recognized Sprint with its 2008 Excellence Award for Best OSS Transformation for Sprint’s Network Resource Management project

Black Engineer’s Conference

Paget Alves, President Sales & Distribution, was recognized as one of the Most Important Blacks in Business and Technology

CIO Magazine

CIO magazine announced Sprint as a recipient of the 2008 CIO 100. Sprint was recognized for its innovative storage and virtualization project called 4S - Simplicity, Speed, Standards and Stability.

Conceive Magazine

Conceive Magazine ranked Sprint in the “Top 50” most family-friendly companies in America for its fertility and adoption benefits

CTIA

“Best in Show” in the third annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Award competition during CTIA WIRELESS 2008

CTIA

“First Place” in the Mobile CE – Phones/Smartphone category in the third annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Award competition during CTIA WIRELESS 2008

CTIA

“Most Innovative Product at CTIA Wireless 2008” in the Best of CTIA Wireless 2008 competition by the Editors of LAPTOP, a leading mobile technology magazine

CTIA

“Best Cell Phone” in CNET's annual Cream of the Crop CTIA 2008 awards

DiversityInc.

Sprint ranked #35 out of 352 companies that participated in DiversityInc.'s 2008 Top 50 Companies for Diversity Survey

Environmental Protection Agency - Climate Leaders Partner

Sprint is among the large corporations partnering with the EPA to develop corporate climate-change strategies through greenhouse-gas reduction

Environmental Protection Agency - Green Power Purchaser

Sprint ranked 15th on EPA's Fortune 500 Green Power Purchaser's list

Environmental Protection Agency - Plug-In To Ecycling partner

As a partner in this program, Sprint encourages consumers to "e-cycle" their wireless devices and sponsors wireless recycling program

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan selected Sprint as a recipient for its 2008 North American Mobility Award for LBS Navigation: Sprint Navigation

Frost & Sullivan

Sprint was recognized with a Frost & Sullivan United States Technology Leadership Award for its commitment towards building out the first nationwide mobile WiMAX network

Frost & Sullivan

Sprint received the 2008 Carrier Leadership Award in LBS for excellence in successfully deploying and delivering a comprehensive suite of LBS business solutions

Hispanic Business Magazine

Hispanic Business Magazine named John Garcia, SVP Product Management & Development, one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanics in corporate America

Hispanic Enterprise

Hispanic Enterprise included Sprint on its list of Top 50 Corporations ranking for Supplier Diversity

LAPTOP Magazine

LAPTOP Magazine recognized Sprint’s Mobile WiMax Service, Xohm, as a 2008 Mobile Maverick Winner

LAPTOP Magazine

LAPTOP Magazine listed Dan Hesse, President and CEO, as the Most Influential Individual in Mobile Technology

Nemertes PilotHouse Awards

2008 Nermertes PilotHouse Awards recognized Sprint for advanced Communications Services as a Favorite Provider/Major Carrier for Small Business Customers, and Favorite Provider/ Major Carrier for Mid-size Business Customers

Nortel’s Enterprise Customer Recognition Awards

Sprint was recognized with the Business Innovation Best Practice award for designing the most creative approach for tackling tough business problems.

PR News Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

Sprint received the PR News CSR Community Affairs Honorable Mention Award for its 4NetSafety program

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Donna Crosswhite, Senior Council, and Kevin Cullen, Director Program Management, were selected as Black Achievers by the Kansas City Branch of SCLC

Tech Decisions & Financial Insights Research Firm

Tech Decisions and Financial Insights Research Firm named Sprint to the Insurer’s Choice, an annual listing of the top technology vendors that server the insurance industry

Urban League of Greater Kansas City

Tammy Edwards, Director-Office of Inclusion and Leadership Development, received an Equalizer Award for advancing corporate diversity

2007

3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award

Sprint Secure Laptop Guardian received the Innovation in Wireless Enterprise Solutions Development award

Architecture and Governance Magazine

Bill Branch, vice president of enterprise architecture IT, received an “Excellence in Leadership” award, the magazine’s first annual award for demonstrating best practices in enterprise architecture and business transformation

Asian American Business Development Center

Sprint’s Chris Soong, an IT director, was recognized as one of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business

ATLANTIC-ACM

Sprint was recognized for its network, billing and voice quality in ATLANTIC-ACM’s annual U.S. Wholesale Excellence Awards

Best Buy

Best Buy presented Sprint its Best Buy Bravo! award for outstanding vendor performance in the wireless category

Billboard Magazine

MANA was selected as one of the top 10 Artists “Wireless Winners” based on their Sprint’s Hispanic Power Vision program

Black Engineer Magazine

Sprint’s President for the South Region, Paget L. Alves, was featured on Black Engineer Magazine’s Most Important Blacks in Technology list

Black Enterprise Magazine / Career Communications Group

Paget Alves, Sprint Nextel president of Sales & Distribution for the south region, named one of the Most Important Blacks in Technology for 2007

Black MBA Magazine

Sprint Nextel employee Denise Russell Fleming comes in at #9 on Black MBA Magazine's 2007 list of Top 50 Under 50 Corporate Executives on the Move

BusinessWeek

Sprint named one of the top 50 companies in BusinessWeek’s 2007  “Best Places to Launch a Career” survey

CDMA Development Group

Sprint was recognized with two Industry Achievement Awards from the CDMA Development Group acknowledging the company’s roaming efforts – Sprint was noted for the launching the most CDMA data roaming and the largest contributions to the Americas for significant contributions to the expansion of 3G CDMA

CNET.com

Sprint’s UpStageTM by Samsung was awarded the “Cream of the Crop” – Coolest Cell Phone award by CNET.com

ComPsych

Sprint's employee-wellness program wins a gold-level ComPsych Health at WorkSM Award

CTIA Emerging Technologies Award

Sprint’s UpStageTM by Samsung was recognized as 2nd place in the Hardware-Mobile Phone/Camera Phone category

DiversityBusiness.com

DiversityBusiness.com included Sprint on its Top 40 companies ranking for Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities

DiversityInc

Sprint ranked 28 out of 317 companies on DiversityInc.’s 2007 Top 50 Companies for Diversity listing; Sprint’s Hispanic Marketing programs recognized as one of the 3 best of all times

Environmental Protection Agency  -  Climate Leaders Partner

Sprint is among the large corporations partnering with the EPA to develop corporate climate-change strategies through greenhouse gas reduction

Environmental Protection Agency - Green Power Partner

In 2007, the EPA named Sprint a national leader in green power purchasers

Environmental Protection Agency  -  Plug-In To Ecycling partner

As a partner in this program, Sprint encourages consumers to "e-cycle" their wireless devices and sponsors wireless recycling program

FORTUNE Magazine

Sprint Nextel ranked #53 overall and #16 on FORTUNE’s 20 Great Employers for New Grads list; Sprint Nextel was recognized for its competitive employee offerings such as a development program, a wellness program and full medical benefits

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan selected Sprint as an award recipient for its 2007 US Technology Leadership Award for WiMAX

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan has selected Sprint Nextel as an award recipient for Location Based Services Company of the Year for 2007

G.I. Jobs Magazine

For the fifth year in a row, Sprint Nextel has been recognized as one of the "Top 50 Most Military-Friendly Employers," which ranks companies based on the strength of the companies' recruiting efforts, the percentage of new hires with prior military service and the companies' policies toward National Guard and reserve service

Hermes Creative Awards of the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals

Sprint received the gold award in special events for the Sprint Media Event introducing Power Vision Services and the Platinum Award in Product Launch for the launch of Sprint Power Vision Services

HISPANIC Magazine

Sprint was recognized on the Magazine’s 2007 Top Companies for Hispanics list

Hispanic Business Magazine

Sprint named to Hispanic Business Magazine's Diversity Elite list, which ranks the top 60 companies for diversity

Human Rights Campaign

Sprint Nextel named one of the HRC's Best Places to Work for 2007

Human Rights Campaign

For the third consecutive year, Sprint received a perfect 100 percent score on the HRC's Corporate Equality Index

InformationWeek 500

Sprint’s IT organization named among the Top 250 IT (Information Technology) shops, recognizing excellence in innovation and business technology leadership

Institutional Investor Magazine

Paul Saleh, Sprint’s chief financial officer, was recognized as the CFO of the Year by Institutional Investor Magazine for the Wireless sector

Kansas City Magazine

Sprint’s Tammy Edwards was recognized by the publication as a top area mentor

LAPTOP Magazine

Sprint’s UpStageTM by Samsung was featured on LAPTOP’s Best of CTIA Wireless 2007, recognized as the “Best Multimedia Phone”

LATINA Style Magazine

Sprint receives an Honorable Mention in LATINA Style Magazine's annual diversity ranking

MarketingSherpa Awards

Sprint received two awards from MarketingSherpa recognizing the company’s virtual business efforts – Sprint’s Red MOTORAZR v3m Launch won the Gold Consumer Award for Best Promotional Blast, Direct Sale or Lead Gen Offer and the Sprint Holiday Base Campaign received the Gold Consumer Award for Best (or Most Dramatic) Test

Marketing y Medios

Selected two Sprint Nextel Spanish language ads among the top 13 (out of 200 entries submitted) for best work in the Hispanic Market

National Black MBA Magazine

The publication recognized Sprint’s Denise Russell Fleming as one of the Top 50 under 50

National Minority Supplier Development Council

NMSDC appointed Sprint to their National Board of Directors

National Business Group on Health

Sprint received a silver-level Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award; The award recognizes large U.S. employers for their continuing efforts to promote healthy work environments and encourage workers to live healthier lifestyles

National Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)

Sprint received the ESGR Award in recognition of going above and beyond the legal requirements for granting leave for military duty

Network World

Sprint was featured on NetworkWorld.com’s “Top 5 Coolest Products at CTIA” list, with the UpStageTM by Samsung being named the #1 coolest product from the annual trade show

Sports Business Journal

Steve Gaffney, Director of Sports Sponsorships, was listed on Sports Business Journal’s 2008 list of 40 Under 40 Top Business Executives in the Country

Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Lab

Sprint received the highest score for Portal Accessibility for providing customers the best online portal experience for access and download content, shortest time taken and highest user satisfaction

Urban League of Greater Kansas City

The Urban League of Greater Kansas City recognized Sprint with an Equalizer Award for advancing corporate diversity and inclusion

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sprint was listed on the EPA's National Top 25 Green Power Partners due to the wind power used on Sprint’s campus

Veteran Business Journal

Veteran Business Journal recognized Sprint on its Top 10 Most Veteran Friendly Corporate Supplier Diversity Programs list

Best of WiMAX World USA

Sprint was recognized as a leader in industry innovation for Sprint Xohm Mobile Internet Service

2006

Adweek's Marketing y Medios

Sprint Nextel was recognized by Marketing y Medios as "Marketer of the year for 2006," an award given to an elite group of companies that have demonstrated exemplary marketing to the Hispanic community

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross honored Sprint Nextel CEO Gary Forsee with its Circle of Humanitarian Award for support of the organization's disaster-response activities.

Black Enterprise Magazine

Black Enterprise Magazine recognized Sprint Nextel as a Top 40 Company for Diversity

Black MBA Magazine

Sprint Nextel named to Black MBA Magazine's list of the Top 50 Corporations

DiversityBusiness.com

Sprint Nextel comes in at #19 on the list of America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities for 2006

DiversityBusiness.com

DiversityBusiness.com recognized Sprint Nextel on its Top 50 Corporations for Diversity

DiversityInc

DiversityInc named Sprint Nextel as #39 on its Top 50 Companies for Diversity
Sprint Nextel was chosen for DiversityInc's Top 10 Companies for African Americans

FORTUNE Magazine

Sprint Nextel ranked #59
Sprint Nextel was named as the second most admired company in the Telecommunications sector and first in the innovation category

Frost & Sullivan

Sprint Nextel received the Frost & Sullivan's Product Line Strategy Award for the Financial Vertical

G.I. Jobs Magazine

For the fourth year in a row, Sprint Nextel has been recognized as one of the "Top 25 Most Military-Friendly Employers," which ranks companies based on the strength of the companies' recruiting efforts, the percent age of new hires with prior military service and the companies' policies toward National Guard and reserve service

Hispanic Business

Hispanic Business Magazine recognized Sprint Nextel as one of its Top 50 Companies for Hispanics

Hispanic Magazine

Sprint Nextel was chosen for Hispanic Magazine's Top 25 Companies for Hispanics

Hispanic Network Magazine

Hispanic Network Magazine's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities recognized
Sprint Nextel

Hispanic Trends

Hispanic Trends Magazine recognized Sprint Nextel as one of its Top Companies for Supplier Diversity

Human Rights Campaign

For the second year in a row, Sprint Nextel received a perfect 100% score on the HRC's Corporate Equality Index

Institutional Investor Magazine

Sprint Nextel ranked #1 in the telecom service and wireless sector as the most shareholder friendly
Institutional Investor recognized Paul Saleh as the Best CFO in the telecom category

Kansas City Asian American Chamber of Commerce

Sprint Nextel named as Corporation of the Year by the Kansas City Asian American Chamber of Commerce

Legacy of Greenery Committee

The Overland Park, Kan., City Council's Legacy of Greenery Committee awarded the Sprint Campus in Overland Park with a 2006 Award of Landscape Excellence

Mid-America Education Hall of Fame

Sprint Nextel was inducted into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame for its work with area K-12 public education programs

Minority Business and Professional Network

Minority Business and Professional Network recognized Sprint Nextel as Corporation of the Year

National Eagle Leadership Institute (NELI)

NELI recognized Sprint Nextel employee Jerry Williams as a 2006 CareerFOCUS Eagle Award winner for his demonstrated leadership in career endeavors and community services

Northern Virginia Technology Council

Sprint Nextel's Chief Financial Officer, Paul Saleh, was recognized as Public Company CFO of the Year

Northern Virginia Urban League

Sprint Nextel received Northern Virginia Urban League's Outstanding Corporate Diversity Leader award in the area of Community Service and Philanthropy

Outlook 4Mobility

Sprint Nextel was presented with an Innovation Award for offering the first mobile music service in the U.S to reach one million downloads

PC Magazine

Sprint TVSM was awarded the Editor's Choice by PC Magazine

PC Magazine

Sprint's upgraded Power Vision Network (EV-DO Rev A) was named Editor's Choice with a 4 Star rating as the "undisputed Editor's Choice for wireless data networks" in December of 2006

PC Magazine

PC Magazine awarded the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device PPC-6700 a 4-Star Rating Logo

PC World

PC World named Sprint TVSM a Best Bet as the best video service on mobile phones

PR News

Sprint Nextel received a Corporate Social Responsibility Award from PR News for Diversity Communications

PTA

Sprint Nextel received the National PTA's Commitment to America's Children Award for its work with education and youth-development programs that directly affect student achievement, family involvement and educator development

Time Magazine

Time Magazine ranked the NASCAR Sprint FanView device as one of its top forty inventions of the year

Treasury & Risk Magazine

Treasury & Risk Magazine named Scott Wagner, Sprint Nextel finance vice president, to its "40 Under 40" list of noted young leaders in the field

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recognized Sprint Nextel as its 2006 Corporation of the Year

Veteran's Business Journal

Sprint Nextel was recognized on the 2006 Best Companies for Veteran-Owned Business

Wireless Week

Wireless Week chose Sprint Nextel to receive an Annual Excellence Award for Mobile Content

Women Enterprise USA Magazine

Women Enterprise USA Magazine recognized two Sprint Nextel employees, Debra Crafter and Dawn Evans Cromer, as two of their 100 Women Impacting Supplier Diversity

Women of Color in Technology Awards

Four Sprint Nextel Network Services employees, Gail Allen, Tonya Madan, Mella McFall and Melanie Smith, received Women of Color in Technology Awards

2005

Recognition since the close of the Sprint Nextel merger on August 12, 2005

3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards

Sprint Nextel was recognized with the International Leadership award for its significant contributions to the expansion of 3G CDMA through system deployments.

Advertising Age

Mark Schweitzer, Sprint Nextel's chief marketing officer, was named to the 2005 Power Players list.

Advocate Magazine

Sprints Nextel was chosen for the Advocate's list of Top 10 companies for Gays and Lesbians

Black Engineer Magazine

Sprint Nextel rated "Excellent" for Best Diversity Program by Black Engineer Magazine

Business Week

Gary Forsee was recognized for the second year in a row in the publications Best Leaders of 2005 edition.

BusinessWeek Magazine

BusinessWeek's 2005 Best Managers List recognized President & CEO Gary Forsee for his management of Sprint Nextel

Forbes Magazine

Sprint Nextel named one of the 26 Best Managed Companies for 2005

G.I. Jobs Magazine

For the third year in a row, Sprint Nextel has been recognized as one of the "Top 25 Most Military-Friendly Employers," which ranks companies based on the strength of the companies' recruiting efforts, the percent age of new hires with prior military service and the companies' policies toward National Guard and reserve service.

Human Rights Campaign

Sprint Nextel receives a perfect 100 score on the HRC's Corporate Equality Index

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Sprint Nextel received an Innovation award in the large organization category for the company's pioneering portfolio of privacy compliance tools and processes.

Product Development & Management Association

Sprint Nextel was named as an Outstanding Corporate Innovator for 2005 for its product development strategy, which matches unique product and services with customer needs.

Treasury & Risk Management Magazine

Sprint Nextel was recognized as the gold award winner in the credit risk management category of the Alexander Hamilton Awards.

Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association

At the annual Corporate Counsel Awards, Sprint Nextel was recognized as the Outstanding Law Department for 2005 in the Washington Metropolitan Area.