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Exhibit 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No.1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-53429 of Nextel Communications, Inc.
on Form S-8 of our report dated February 22, 1999, appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Nextel Communications, Inc. for the year ended December
31, 1998.



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McLean, Virginia
December 15, 1999