Sprint Logo — Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE : S) is a leading telecommunications based in Overland Park, Kansas. This company owns and operates the third largest cellular operator in the United States with 49 million customers, exceeded only by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility. In the United States also operates the mobile broadband largest of the United States.
The company was founded in 2005 with the purchase of Nextel Corporation by the Sprint Corporation. In 2006 the transaction was completed and a few years after leaving marks merged under the name Sprint. Sprint also operates DCSNet which is the private communications network of the U.S. Government.