Hesse, chief executive of Sprint Nextel brought in in December to replace Gary Forsee and to sort out the ailing wireless telecoms giant that is rapidly establishing itself as a defeated power in the wireless wars.

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BellSouth (nyse: BLS - news - people ) Vice Chairman Gary Forsee is expected to take the chief executive post at Sprint (nyse: FON - news - people ).

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Daniel Akerson , a former president of MCI --now part of WorldCom--who is the current chairman of XO Communications , and Gary Forsee , vice chairman of BellSouth , have been mentioned, though it's not clear that either wants the job.

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