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June 18, 2013
VIA EMAIL AND HAND DELIVERY
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Mail Stop 3561
Attention: Mr. David L. Orlic
| Re: | Clearwire Corporation |
Additional Definitive Proxy Soliciting Materials on Schedule 14A filed by
Sprint Nextel Corporation
Filed June 3, 2013
File No. 001-34196
Dear Mr. Orlic:
This letter is being furnished on behalf of our client, Sprint Nextel Corporation, a Kansas corporation (“Sprint”), in response to comments received from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), regarding Additional Definitive Proxy Soliciting Materials on Schedule 14A filed by Sprint with respect to Clearwire Corporation (File No. 001-34196) (the “Proxy Materials”) that were filed with the Commission on June 3, 2013.
In response to the Staff’s request that Sprint provide detailed legal analyses supporting the statements in the Proxy Materials that were the subject of the Staff’s comments and in addition to materials previously provided to the Staff by email on June 6, 2013 as supplemental information, enclosed herewith is a copy of a verified complaint and motion for expedited proceedings filed by Sprint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on June 17, 2013, which we are providing to the Staff on behalf of Sprint as supplemental information pursuant to Rule 12b-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
If you have any questions concerning these matters, or require any further information, please call the undersigned at (202) 371-7535 or my partner, Thomas H. Kennedy, at (212) 735-2526.
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
June 18, 2013
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| Very truly yours, |
/s/ Jeremy London |
| Jeremy London |
| cc: | Thomas H. Kennedy, Esq. |
Ajay Korduri, Esq.
