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These excerpts taken from the S 10-K filed Feb 26, 2010. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009. We also have audited Sprint Nextel Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Sprint Nextel Corporations management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, Sprint Nextel Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted recently issued accounting guidance regarding accounting for business combinations and equity method investments in 2009. /s/ KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri February 26, 2010
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Table of ContentsREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Clearwire Corporation Kirkland, Washington We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Clearwire Corporation and subsidiaries (formerly the WiMAX Operations of Sprint Nextel Corporation) (the Company) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and stockholders equity and comprehensive loss for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, on November 28, 2008, Clearwire Corporation and the WiMAX Operations of Sprint Nextel Corporation (the Sprint WiMAX Business) completed a business combination. The accounts of the Sprint WiMAX Business for the period from January 1, 2008 through November 28, 2008, have been prepared from the separate records maintained by Sprint Nextel Corporation and reflect allocations of expenses from Sprint Nextel Corporation and, therefore, may not necessarily be indicative of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows that would have resulted had the Sprint WiMAX Business functioned as a stand-alone operation. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 24, 2010 (not presented herein), expressed an adverse opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting because of a material weakness. /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Seattle, Washington February 24, 2010
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Table of ContentsREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors of Clearwire Corporation (formerly the WiMAX Operations of Sprint Nextel Corporation): We have audited the statements of operations, cash flows and business equity (included within the statement of stockholders equity and comprehensive loss) of the WiMAX Operations of Sprint Nextel Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of Sprint Nextel Corporations management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of the WiMAX Operations of Sprint Nextel Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. /s/ KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri August 4, 2008
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Table of ContentsThis excerpt taken from the S 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the financial statement schedule, Schedule IIValuation and Qualifying Accounts. We also have audited Sprint Nextel Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Sprint Nextel Corporations management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. Also in our opinion, Sprint Nextel Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of quantifying errors in 2006. /s/ KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri February 27, 2009
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Table of ContentsThis excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed Nov 7, 2008. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2008, the related consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2008. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 29, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
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This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2008. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2008, the related consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the year-to-date periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2008. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 29, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia August 6, 2008
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This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed May 12, 2008. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008, the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 29, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia May 12, 2008
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This excerpt taken from the S 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the financial statement schedule, Schedule IIValuation and Qualifying Accounts. We also have audited Sprint Nextel Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Sprint Nextel Corporations management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. Also in our opinion, Sprint Nextel Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. As discussed in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of quantifying errors in 2006 and adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, in the fourth quarter of 2005. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia February 29, 2008
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Table of ContentsSPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed Nov 9, 2007. REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sprint Nextel Corporation:
We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel
Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2007, the
related consolidated statements of operations for the quarter
and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the
year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and
the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity
for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2007. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A
review of interim financial information consists principally of
applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements
taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial
statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),
the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and
shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented
herein); and in our report dated March 1, 2007, we
expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to
the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
McLean, Virginia
November 8, 2007
SPRINT
NEXTEL CORPORATION
This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed Aug 9, 2007. REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sprint Nextel Corporation:
We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel
Corporation and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007, the
related consolidated statements of operations for the quarter
and year-to-date periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the
related consolidated statements of cash flows for the
year-to-date periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the
related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for
the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2007. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A
review of interim financial information consists principally of
applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements
taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial
statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),
the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and
shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented
herein); and in our report dated March 1, 2007, we
expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to
the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
McLean, Virginia
August 9, 2007
SPRINT
NEXTEL CORPORATION
This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed May 9, 2007. REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sprint Nextel Corporation:
We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel
Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007, the
related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for
the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related
consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007. These consolidated financial
statements are the responsibility of the Companys
management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A
review of interim financial information consists principally of
applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements
taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial
statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),
the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and
shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented
herein); and in our report dated March 1, 2007, we
expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to
the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
McLean, Virginia
May 9, 2007
SPRINT
NEXTEL CORPORATION
This excerpt taken from the S 10-K filed Mar 1, 2007. REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sprint Nextel Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders
equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2006. In connection with our audits of the
consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the
financial statement schedule, Schedule II
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. These consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule are the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedule based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our
opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material
respects, the information set forth therein.
As discussed in note 17 to the consolidated financial
statements, the Company changed its method of quantifying errors
in 2006. As discussed in note 1 to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB
Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset
Retirement Obligations, in the fourth quarter of 2005.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
effectiveness of Sprint Nextel Corporations internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006,
based on criteria established in Internal Control
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report
dated March 1, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion on
managements assessment of, and the effective operation of,
internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
McLean, Virginia
March 1, 2007
This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed Nov 9, 2006. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of September 30, 2006, the related consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 7, 2006, except for the effects of discontinued operations, as discussed in Note 25, which is as of September 14, 2006, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia November 8, 2006
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Table of ContentsThese excerpts taken from the S 8-K filed Sep 18, 2006. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of March 31, 2006, the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 7, 2006, except for the effects of discontinued operations, as discussed in Note 25, which is as of September 14, 2006, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia May 4, 2006, except for the effects of discontinued operations, as discussed in Note 15, which is as of September 14, 2006
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and shareholders equity of Sprint Nextel Corporation (formerly Sprint Corporation) for the year ended December 31, 2003. Our audit also included the financial statement schedule at Item 8 for the year ended December 31, 2003 listed in the Index to Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedule and Exhibits. These financial statements and the schedule are the responsibility of the management of Sprint Nextel Corporation. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the schedule based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Sprint Nextel Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the year ended December 31, 2003, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Kansas City, Missouri February 3, 2004, except for Note 3, as to which the date is April 23, 2004, Note 23, as to which the date is November 2, 2004, and Note 25, as to which the date is September 14, 2006
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SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed Aug 9, 2006. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 30, 2006, the related consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the year-to-date periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 7, 2006, except as to Note 26, which is as of March 30, 2006, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia August 8, 2006
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Table of ContentsThis excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed May 5, 2006. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of March 31, 2006, the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 7, 2006, except as to Note 26, which is as of March 30, 2006, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia May 4, 2006
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This excerpt taken from the S 10-K filed Mar 31, 2006. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and shareholders equity of Sprint Nextel Corporation (formerly Sprint Corporation) for the year ended December 31, 2003. Our audit also included the financial statement schedule for the year ended December 31, 2003 listed in the Index to Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedule and Exhibits. These financial statements and the schedule are the responsibility of the management of Sprint Nextel Corporation. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the schedule based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Sprint Nextel Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the year ended December 31, 2003, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Kansas City, Missouri February 3, 2004, except for Note 3, as to which the date is April 23, 2004, and Note 23, as to which the date is November 2, 2004
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This excerpt taken from the S 10-K filed Mar 7, 2006. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and shareholders equity of Sprint Nextel Corporation (formerly Sprint Corporation) for the year ended December 31, 2003. Our audit also included the financial statement schedule for the year ended December 31, 2003 listed in the Index to Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedule and Exhibits. These financial statements and the schedule are the responsibility of the management of Sprint Nextel Corporation. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the schedule based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Sprint Nextel Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the year ended December 31, 2003, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Kansas City, Missouri February 3, 2004, except for Note 3, as to which the date is April 23, 2004, and Note 23, as to which the date is November 2, 2004
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This excerpt taken from the S 10-Q filed Nov 9, 2005. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Sprint Nextel Corporation:
We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Nextel Corporation, formerly known as Sprint Corporation, and subsidiaries (the Company) as of September 30, 2005, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and the related condensed consolidated statement of shareholders equity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with standards of the Public Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Sprint Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and shareholders equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 10, 2005, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ KPMG LLP
McLean, Virginia November 8, 2005
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Table of ContentsThese excerpts taken from the S 8-K filed Aug 18, 2005. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Nextel Communications, Inc. Reston, Virginia
We have audited managements assessment, included in the Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting listed in the Index at Item 9A, that Nextel Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Companys management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on managements assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the companys principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the companys board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, managements assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on the criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 of the Company and our report dated March 14, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
McLean, Virginia March 14, 2005
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Nextel Communications, Inc. Reston, Virginia
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Nextel Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of March 31, 2005, and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, and the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Nextel Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 14, 2005, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements (such report includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, in 2003 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, in 2002). In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
McLean, Virginia May 10, 2005
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