2008 Top 100

25: Sprint Nextel Corp.
Top 100 Revenue: $839,946,000
Defense Revenue: $248,776,000
Civilian Revenue: $591,170,000
2007 Revenue: $40.1 billion
2007 Earnings: Loss of $29.6 billion
2006 Revenue: $41 billion
2006 Earnings: $1.3 billion
Number of employees: 60000
Headquarters: Reston, Va.
Website: www.sprint.com
Leadership:

Dan Hesse, president and CEO

Tony D''Agata, vice president, public sector, federal

Ticker: S
Lines of business: Wireless and wireline communications services
Major customers: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental Protection Agency, Education Department, Labor Department, U.S. Postal Service, Navy, Army, Air Force and Defense Department
Major contracts/projects: Sprint was awarded the FTS2001 Bridge contract with the General Services Administration. The company is providing Tier-1 IP backbone, wireless networks and products in voice, mobile data services and data applications.