'Nextel Prepared' Awards Honor Leaders in Public Safety.RESTON, Va. -- Nextel Communications Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NXTL) --Fraternal Order of Police, NY State Fire Administrator James Burns, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, non-profit organization established in the United States in 1984 under United States government mandate. , America's Most Wanted For the professional wrestling tag team, see . For the United States FBI list of fugitives, see . America's Most Wanted is a long-running TV show produced by 20th Century Fox. Host John Walsh, U.S. Senator Stevens, U.S. Representative Rogers to be Recognized Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL), the Official Wireless Service Provider to the 2004 Republican National Convention, will honor those who have made outstanding contributions in the development and advancement of public safety and its communications needs by presenting the Nextel Prepared Awards. "These organizations and individuals have demonstrated outstanding leadership in public safety including seeking policy changes to enable first responders to better communicate with one another during vital moments," said Nextel President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tim Donahue. "Nextel is paying tribute to those who work every day to protect America." Nextel will honor the Fraternal Order of Police The Fraternal Order of Police is a US-based organization of sworn law enforcement officers. It is the world's largest organization of rank and file sworn officers, with over 2100 local lodges and over 325,000 members. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Fire Administrator James A. Burns and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Nextel Prepared Awards will also be presented to Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) for their legislative efforts in providing the resources and significant policy changes critical to improving public safety. John Walsh, founder of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and host of America's Most Wanted, will be honored for his leadership and activism for public safety. Walsh, who has dedicated his life to fighting crime, recently participated in launching the extension of AMBER Alerts to Nextel phones. This will enable the public to assist in the search for -- and safe return of -- abducted abducted Distal angulation of an extremity away from the midline of the body in a transverse plane and away from a sagittal plane passing through the proximal aspect of the foot or part, or away from some other specified reference point children. Nextel hosted a similar awards reception during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. EDITORS NOTE: for more information on the time and location of the news conference, please contact Tim O'Regan. About Nextel Nextel Communications, a FORTUNE 200 company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Today 95 percent of FORTUNE 500 (R) companies are Nextel customers. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc. currently serve 296 of the top 300 U.S. markets where approximately 253 million people live or work. |
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