Exhibit 10.2

                                 Award Agreement

This Award Agreement (the  "Agreement") is entered into as of _______, 2006 (the
"Grant Date"), by and between Sprint Nextel  Corporation,  a Kansas  corporation
(together   with  its   direct  and   indirect   subsidiaries,   "Sprint")   and
_____________________ (the "Executive"),  an employee of Sprint for the grant of
restricted  stock units with respect to Sprint's  common stock,  par value $2.00
per share  ("Common  Stock").

In  consideration  of the  mutual  covenants  and  agreements set forth in  this
Agreement, the parties agree to the following.

1.Defined  Terms   Incorporated   from  1997  Long-Term  Stock Incentive Program
Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement and not defined herein shall have
the meanings set forth in Sprint's 1997 Long-Term Stock  Incentive  Program (the
"Program").

2. Grant of Restricted Stock Units
Sprint hereby grants to Executive under  the  Program  ______  restricted  stock
units  (the  "RSUs").  Each RSU represents the unsecured right to require Sprint
to deliver to Executive one share of Common Stock.  With respect to 100%  of the
RSUs, the "vesting date" and "delivery date" is on the second anniversary of the
Grant Date. The RSUs are governed by,and this Agreement hereby incorporates, the
Standard  Terms of Other  Stock Unit  Awards set  forth  in  Section 9(c) of the
Program except as provided in Section 3 below.

3. Terms different from Standard Terms
3.01  Acceleration  for involuntary  termination without  cause or voluntary for
good reason. In the event the  employment  of Executive is terminated  by Sprint
without  cause, or the executive terminates  employment for good reason (in each
case as defined in the Employment Agreement dated as of  _____________), vesting
on the RSUs will accelerate  upon the  executive's  termination of employment as
provided  under Section  9(b)(v) of such  employment  agreement.

3.02  Deferral of delivery not permitted.  Executive  will not have the  ability
to defer  delivery of the RSUs under the provisions of Section 9(c)(ii).

4. Plan Information
To the extent not inconsistent with the  provisions of this Agreement, the terms
of the Program are hereby  incorporated by this reference.

In Witness Whereof, Sprint has caused this  Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized officer and the Executive has executed the same as of the Grant Date.

                                                Sprint Nextel Corporation


                                             By:__________________________
                                                Authorized Officer


                                                __________________________
                                                "Executive"