Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Nextel Selects MindShare as New Media Agency

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Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 18:47:01 -0400

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Source:
Nextel Communications Inc.

Nextel Selects MindShare as New Media Agency
Monday May 12, 1:28 pm ET

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003--Nextel Communications
Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTL - News) today announced it has selected MindShare
Worldwide as its media agency of record following a comprehensive
review process. MindShare will service the Nextel account out of its
New York headquarters with support from its nine other U.S. based
offices. MindShare, a member of the WPP Group, has 73 offices
worldwide.

"We look forward to working with MindShare to continue the
expansion of Nextel's brand in the market," said Mark Schweitzer,
senior vice president of marketing for Nextel. "This team has a track
record of great success, and we are pleased to begin working with
them."

Previous media agencies for Nextel were Initiative Media New York
and Mullen, Wenham, Mass. The transition process will begin in June.

About Nextel

Nextel Communications, a Fortune 300 company based in Reston, Va.,
is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications
services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless
network in the country covering thousands of communities across the
United States. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc., currently serve 198
of the top 200 U.S. markets. Through recent market launches, Nextel
and Nextel Partners service is available today in areas of the U.S.
where approximately 240 million people live or work.

Contact:

Nextel Communications Inc., Reston
Media:
Aimee Metrick, 703/433-4795
or
Nextel Communications Inc.
Investors:
Paul Blalock, 703/433-4300

Source:
Nextel Communications Inc.
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