Sprint Nextel
{{#badges:AEX}} Sprint Nextel Corporation, the third largest wireless carrier in the U.S., formed from the 2005 merger of Sprint and Nextel Communications. (AT&T and Verizon are number one and number two respectively). Sprint operates a nationwide digital wireless network with about 53 million customers. It has spun off its local wireline operations to concentrate on wireless broadband. [1] [2]
- Former COO, Len Lauer
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Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Sprint has been a corporate funder of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).[3] See ALEC Corporations for more.
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Political contributions
Sprint Nextel gave $452,000 to federal candidates in the 2006 election cycle through its two political action committees - 45% to Democrats, 55% to Republicans. [4] [5]
Lobbying
The company spent $3,550,547 for lobbying in 2006. $2,050,000 went to 12 outside lobbying firms with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists. Two of the firms were Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti and Dutko Worldwide. [6]
Personnel
| Key executives and 2006 pay: [7] | Options exercised |
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| Timothy M. Donahue, Former Executive Chairman | $6,030,000 | $14,220,000 | ||
| Paul N. Saleh, Acting Chief Exec. Officer and Chief Financial Officer | $1,810,000 | $0 | ||
| Barry West, Chief Technology Officer | $976,000 | $0 | ||
| Gary D. Forsee, Executive Director | $1,440,000 | $3,360,000 | ||
| Richard T. C. LeFave, Chief Information Officer | $889,000 | $1,030,000 |
Selected board members: [8]
- Keith J. Bane, Former Executive Vice President of Motorola
- Gordon M. Bethune, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Airlines
- James H. Hance, Jr., Retired Vice Chairman of Bank of America
- William H. Swanson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon
Directors (2009)
Accessed May 2009: [9]
- Robert R. Bennett
- Gordon M. Bethune
- Larry C. Glasscock
- James H. Hance, Jr.
- Daniel R. Hesse
- V. Janet Hill
- Frank Ianna
- Sven-Christer Nilsson
- William R. Nuti
- Rodney O'Neal
Contact details
2001 Edmund Halley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
USA
Phone: 703-433-4000
Fax: 703-433-4343
Web: http://www.sprint.com
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch articles
References
- ↑ Profile, Hoovers, accessed July 2007.
- ↑ History, Sprint Nextel, accessed October 2007.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, American Legislative Exchange Council Telecommunications & Information Technology, as of July 18th, 2011, organizational task force membership director, July 18, 2011, p. 22, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ PAC C00089342, Open Secrets, accessed July 2007.
- ↑ PAC C00392852, Open Secrets, accessed July 2007.
- ↑ Sprint Nextel lobbying expenses, Open Secrets, accessed October 2007.
- ↑ Sprint Nextel Key Executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed October 2007.
- ↑ Board of Directors, Sprint Nextel, accessed July 2007.
- ↑ Directors, Sprint Nextel, accessed May 18, 2009.
