OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 19, 2008– With Nextel Direct Connect, customers of Sprint (NYSE:S) have access to more than just the world’s fastest and largest push-to-talk service and the only such service with international capabilities - they also have industry-leading “push-to-x” capabilities.

Push-to-x features bring the convenience of “the button” to multiple Nextel Direct Connect applications, including push-to-send voice messages to any email address, with NextMail(SM), and push-to-send pictures or contact info with Direct Send(SM).

“Part of our 15 years of experience offering industry-leading Nextel Direct Connect has been offering innovative uses for ‘the button’ with push-to-x features,” said John Garcia, chief marketing officer for Sprint. “Whether it’s reviewing a picture while on a call or quickly sending full contact information, Nextel Direct Connect offers users even more ways to get things done instantly with the button.”

“Instant communication is critical to customers who need to maximize their productivity in our fast-paced world, and Nextel Direct Connect has been providing that capability for years,” said Nate Dyer, senior analyst at Yankee Group. “Sprint has taken that same ‘instant’ customer requirement and extended the simplicity and speed beyond voice calls to a range of other push-to-x capabilities.”

Push-to-Email

With NextMail, customers can use the Nextel Direct Connect button to push-to-send voice messages to any email address. The NextMail service allows customers to select a recipient from their address book, push the Direct Connect button, speak to record the message and release the button to send the message to their recipient’s email address. The recipient receives an email in their Inbox with a link they can click to listen to the message and respond back to the sender via text. NextMail is available for $7.50 per month.

Push-to-Picture

Customers can also use their Direct Connect button to send a picture to compatible phones, with Direct Send. Customers can send the picture while on a Direct Connect call, and the picture appears on both the sender’s and recipient’s phones simultaneously, so they can view and discuss in real time. Direct Send is the industry’s only push-to-picture service that allows pictures to be sent while on a call, enabling a real estate agent to share a photo of a new listing with a client for immediate discussion or a construction worker to instantly send a picture to management to discuss the latest progress on the job site. Direct Send Picture is available on compatible phones for $0.25 per picture.