UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities ~~reported):~~Exchange ~~August 9,~~Act ~~2005~~of ~~(August 9, 2005)~~1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2005 (August 12, 2005)

NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	01-19656	3620-~~3939651~~2065860
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, Virginia		20191
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrants’ Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (703) 433 - 4000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, Virginia		20191
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:(703) 433 - 4000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

~~o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule~~Item ~~14a-12~~2.01 ~~under~~Completion ~~the~~of ~~Exchange~~Acquisition ~~Act~~or ~~(17~~Disposition ~~CFR~~of ~~240~~Assets.~~14a-12)~~

o On ~~Pre-commencement~~August 12, ~~communications~~2005, ~~pursuant~~the tomerger ~~Rule 14d-2~~(bthe “Merger”) ~~under~~of ~~the~~Nextel ~~Exchange~~Communications, ~~Act~~Inc. (17“NCI”) ~~CFR~~with and ~~240.14d~~into S-2N Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sprint Corporation, which, in connection with the Merger, changed its name to Sprint Nextel Corporation (b“Sprint Nextel”)), was consummated. Former NCI common stockholders will receive 1.26750218 shares of Sprint Nextel common stock and $0.84629198 in cash in exchange for each share of NCI common stock they own.

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 9 12, 2005, in connection with the completion of the Merger, S-N Merger Corp., which has been renamed Nextel Communications, Inc. ~~issued~~(the a“Surviving ~~press~~Corporation”), ~~release~~and ~~announcing~~BNY ~~that~~Midwest itTrust Company ~~intends~~(the “Trustee”) entered into the (i) first supplemental indenture (the “9.5% Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to ~~close~~the ~~its~~indenture ~~merger~~(the “9.5% Notes Indenture”), dated January 26, 2001, between NCI and the Trustee, which provided for the issuance of NCI’s 9.5% Senior Serial Redeemable Notes due 2011; (ii) first supplemental indenture (the “Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to the indenture (the “Convertible Notes Indenture”), dated January 26, 2000, between NCI and the Trustee, which provided for the issuance of NCI’s 5.25% Convertible Senior Redeemable Notes due 2010; and (iii) third supplemental indenture (the “2003 Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture,” and collectively with athe ~~subsidiary~~9.5% Notes Supplemental Indenture and the Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures”) to the indenture (the “2003 Senior Notes Indenture,” and collectively with the 9.5% Notes Indenture and the Convertible Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), dated as of ~~Sprint~~July 31, 2003, between NCI and the Trustee, under which NCI’s 7.375% Senior Serial Redeemable Notes due 2013, 6.875% Senior Serial Redeemable Notes due 2015 and 5.95% Senior Serial Redeemable Notes due 2014 were issued. The Supplemental Indentures provide, among other things, for the assumption by the Surviving Corporation onof ~~August~~any 12and all of NCI’s duties and obligations under the Indentures. The Trustee has pre-existing relationships with NCI, ~~2005~~including serving as ~~more~~trustee ~~fully~~under ~~described~~the Indentures. The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the ~~press~~Supplemental ~~release~~Indentures, which are filed as Exhibits ~~Exhibit 99~~4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated August 9, 2005

~~Pursuant~~Item 9.01 toFinancial ~~the~~Statements ~~requirements~~and ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized~~Exhibits.

~~NEXTEL~~(a) ~~COMMUNICATIONS,~~Financial ~~INC~~Statements of Business Acquired. Not applicable. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:

/s/ Gary D. Begeman By: Gary D. Begeman Vice President and Deputy General Counsel


Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
4.1		9.5% Notes Supplemental Indenture, dated August 12, 2005, between Nextel Communications, Inc. (f/k/a S-N Merger Corp.) and BNY Midwest Trust Company.

4.2		Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture, dated August 12, 2005, between Nextel Communications, Inc. (f/k/a S-N Merger Corp.) and BNY Midwest Trust Company.

4.3		2003 Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture, dated August 12, 2005, between Nextel Communications, Inc. (f/k/a S-N Merger Corp.) and BNY Midwest Trust Company.

Date: August 9, 2005

~~EXHIBIT~~ Pursuant ~~INDEX~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		Exhibit Number				Description
			99.1			Press Release, dated August 9, 2005


	NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
	/s/ Gary D. Begeman
	By:	Gary D. Begeman
		Vice President

Date: August 18, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		9.5% Notes Supplemental Indenture, dated August 12, 2005, between Nextel Communications, Inc. (f/k/a S-N Merger Corp.) and BNY Midwest Trust Company.

4.2		Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture, dated August 12, 2005, between Nextel Communications, Inc. (f/k/a S-N Merger Corp.) and BNY Midwest Trust Company.

4.3		2003 Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture, dated August 12, 2005, between Nextel Communications, Inc. (f/k/a S-N Merger Corp.) and BNY Midwest Trust Company.

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