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                       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 of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 22, 1996


                           NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            DELAWARE                 0-19656                      36-3939651
State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File            (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation)              Number)                Identification No.)


   1505 FARM CREDIT DRIVE, SUITE 100, McLEAN, VIRGINIA                22102
         (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (703) 394-3000




          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5. Other  Events.  Attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 is an Amendment  to
                        Registration  Agreement  which  amends that certain
                        Registration  Agreement  dated  as of  August  23, 1996
                        filed as Exhibit 4.33 to the registrant's Form S-3
                        Registration  Statement (File No. 333-11733).

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a)  Financial Statements of businesses acquired.
                     Not applicable.

         (b)  Pro forma financial information.
                     Not applicable.

         (c)  Exhibits.

               The following exhibit is filed herewith:

                  Exhibit No.      Description

                  Exhibit 99.1     Amendment to Registration Agreement dated as
                                   of November 22, 1996 by and among Nextel
                                   Communications, Inc., Grupo Communicaciones
                                   San Luis. S.A. de C.V. and each of the
                                   persons listed in Schedule 1 thereto.


                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant 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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                   NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.



Date:    November 22, 1996         By:/s/Thomas J. Sidman
                                   Thomas J. Sidman
                                   Vice President and General Counsel






























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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.      Exhibit Description

99.1             Amendment to Registration Agreement dated as of November
                 22, 1996 by and among Nextel Communications, Inc., Grupo
                 Communicaciones San Luis. S.A. de C.V. and each of the
                 persons listed in Schedule 1 thereto.





















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                                                              Exhibit 99.1

                            AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
 
                 THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as
of November 22, 1996 to the Registration Agreement, dated as of August 23, 1996
(the  "Registration  Agreement") by and among  Nextel  Communications,  Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Nextel"), Grupo Comunicaciones San Luis. S.A. de C.V., a
Mexican corporation ("Grupo") and each of the persons listed in Schedule 1 (the
"Sellers").

                  For good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree as follows:

                  1.       Definitions.  Capitalized  terms  that  are  used
but not  otherwise  defined  have the meanings given to such terms in the
Registration Agreement.

                  2.       Amendment  to definition of "Registration  Period".
Section 2.3(a)(i) of the Registration Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:

              "(i) subject to Section  2.3(b) below, keep the Registration
                   Statement,  effective for the lesser of (A)(1) in respect
                   of the First  Tranche of  Registrable  Securities, a period
                   of 60 days  after the First  Seller Share Exchange or (2) in
                   respect of the Second Tranche of  Registrable Securities, a
                   period of 30 days after the Second  Seller Share Exchange
                   (plus in the case of each of (1) and (2) any  number of days
                   that the  holders of  Registrable  Securities  are unable to
                   use a prospectus  pursuant to Section 2.3(b) below except if
                   such inability arises from a change in the proposed plan of
                   distribution  by holders of Registrable  Securities as
                   contemplated  by Section 2.5, it being  understood that this
                   Amendment does not constitute such a change in the proposed
                   plan of  distribution)  or (B) a period until each such
                   holder shall have  completed the distributin  described in
                   the Registration Statement (the lesser of (A) and (B) being
                   herein  referred to as the "Registration Period") (it being
                   understood that if Nextel uses the same Registration
                   Statement for purposes of Section 2.1(b) as used in Section
                   2.1(a),  the  periods  referred  to above shall with respect
                   to the Second  Tranche of Registrable Securities refer to
                   periods after the Second Seller Share Exchange);".

                   3.   Miscellaneous.

                   (a) Law  Governing.  This  Amendment  shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with and  shall be governed by the laws of the State of
New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be fully performed in that
state.

                   (b)  Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall
constitute an original and all together shall constitute one Agreement.


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                  (c) Headings. The headings in this Amendment are for purposes
of  reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Amendment.





































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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the
date and year first above written.

                           NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


                           By:/s/Thomas J. Sidman
                              Name: Thomas J. Sidman
                              Title: Vice President

                           GRUPO COMUNICACIONES SAN LUIS, S.A. de C.V.


                           By:/s/Miguel Fernando Valladares Garcia
                              Name: Miguel Fernando Valladares Garcia
                              Title: 


                            /s/Miguel Fernando Valladares Garcia
                            Miguel Fernando Valladares Garcia


                            /s/Carlos Guerrero Gonzales
                            Carlos Guerrero Gonzalez

                            /s/Rosa Maria Garcia de Valladares
                            Rosa Maria Garcia de Valladares

                            /s/Rosa Maria Valladares Garcia
                            Rosa Maria Valladares Garcia
  
                            /s/Juan Carlos Valladares Garcia
                            Juan Carlos Valladares Garcia

                            /s/Josefina Valladares de Muriel
                            Josefina Valladares de Muriel

                            /s/Rosario Valladares de Gavino
                            Rosario Valladares de Gavino

                            /s/Pablo Valladares Garcia
                            Pablo Valladares Garcia

                            /s/Benigno Perez Lizaur
                            Benigno Perez Lizaur

                            /s/Mauricio Meade Laing
                            Mauricio Meade Laing




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                                    SCHEDULE 1
                                   (the Sellers)



                          Miguel Fernando Valladares Garcia
                              Carlos Guerrero Gonzalez
                           Rosa Maria Garcia de Valladares
                            Rosa Maria Valladares Garcia
                            Juan Carlos Valladares Garcia
                            Josefina Valladares de Muriel
                            Rosario Valladares de Gavino
                               Pablo Valladares Garcia
                                Benigno Perez Lizaur
                                Mauricio Meade Laing















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