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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-37102
5 1/4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2010 CUSIP No. 65332VAY9
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 23, 2000
TO PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 16, 2000
The selling security holders table on pages 18 - 22 of the prospectus, as
supplemented, is hereby further amended to update the information to include the
following entities as selling security holders in the prospectus and to list
their respective amounts of 5 1/4% convertible senior notes due 2010:
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Convertible Notes Common Stock
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Principal Principal
Amount of Amount of Number of Number of
Convertible Convertible Shares Shares
Name of Selling Security Holder Notes Owned Notes Offered Owned Offered
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CALAMOS Global Convertible Fund - CALAMOS
Investment Trust (fka CALAMOS Global
Growth and Income Fund - CAMALOS
Investment Trust) 175,000 175,000 -0- -0-
Jefferies & Co. 15,000 15,000 -0- -0-
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