Exhibit 32
Section 1350 Certification
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Nextel Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Timothy M. Donahue, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 (as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) that, to the best of my knowledge:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: March 14, 2005
| /s/ TIMOTHY M. DONAHUE | |
| _______________________________________ Timothy M. Donahue | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
Section 1350 Certification
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Nextel Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Paul N. Saleh, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 (as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) that, to the best of my knowledge:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: March 14, 2005
| /s/ PAUL N. SALEH | |
| _______________________________________ Paul N. Saleh | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
