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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-88971
4 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2007 CUSIP No. 65332VAR4
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 5, 2000
TO PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 3, 1999
The selling stockholders table on pages 21-24 of the prospectus, as
amended, is hereby further amended to update the information regarding the
following entities in the prospectus and their respective amount of 4 3/4%
convertible senior notes due 2007.
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CONVERTIBLE NOTES COMMON STOCK
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PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF AMOUNT OF NUMBER OF
CONVERTIBLE CONVERTIBLE NUMBER OF SHARES
NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER NOTES OWNED NOTES OFFERED SHARES OWNED OFFERED
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Alpine Associates $15,000,000 $15,000,000 0 0
Alpine Partners, L.P. $ 600,000 $ 600,000 0 0
Forum Capital Markets LLC $ 500,000 $ 500,000 0 0
Goldman Sachs and Company(1) $ 4,321,000 $ 4,321,000 0 0
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund $ 6,000,000 $ 6,000,000 0 0
Oz Master Fund, Ltd. $17,000,000 $17,000,000 0 0
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(1) This entity and/or its affiliates have provided, and may from time to time
provide, investment banking services to Nextel, including, among other things,
acting as lead and/or co-manager with respect to offerings of debt and equity
securities.
