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EXHIBIT 5.1
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE
3500 SunTrust Plaza
303 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
November 29, 2000
Nextel International, Inc.
10700 Parkridge Boulevard
Suite 600
Reston, Virginia 20191
Re: Public Offering of up to 52,325,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of Nextel International, Inc.
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Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel for Nextel International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the initial public offering by
the Company of an aggregate of up to 52,325,000 shares (the "Shares") of the
Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, as contemplated in
the prospectus (the "Prospectus") forming part of the registration statement on
Form S-1 (file no. 333-44060).
In our capacity as counsel to the Company, we have examined such
documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed necessary for purposes
of this opinion, and based thereupon we are of the opinion that the Shares are
duly authorized and, subject to the due approval of the terms of the sale of the
Shares by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, when
issued and delivered by the Company as provided in the Prospectus, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-44060) filed by the Company to
effect registration of the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, and to the
reference to us under the caption "Validity of Common Stock" in the prospectus
constituting a part of such Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE
