18 : Sprint Nextel Corp.
| Expanded Profile |
| Top 100 Revenue: |
$796,455,000 |
|
| Defense revenue: |
$232,957,000 |
| Civilian revenue: |
$563,498,000 |
| 2005 revenue: |
$34.7 billion |
| 2005 earnings : |
$1.8 billion |
| 2004 revenue: |
$27.4 billion |
| 2004 earnings: |
Loss of $1 billion |
| Number of employees: |
80,000 |
| Headquarters: |
Reston, Va. |
| Web address: |
www.sprint.com |
| President/CEO: |
Gary D. Forsee, president and CEO |
| Head of gov't business: |
Tony D''Agata, vice president, public sector-federal, Sprint Nextel |
| Ticker: |
NYSE: S |
| Lines of business: |
Wireless phones, wireless data, Internet and IP, networking, landline phone, conferencing and relay services |
| Major customers: |
General Services Administration, Education Department and Defense Department |
| Major contracts/projects: |
Sprint was hired by the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide expanded Internet connectivity for an unidentified agency within the Defense Deparment. The five-year contract, awarded in May 2004, is worth $11.3 million. |
| Previous Profile: |
2005 |