Registration No. 333-

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                    ________________________

                            Form S-8
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              Under
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                    ________________________

                       SPRINT CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Kansas                        48-0457967
 (State or other jurisdiction          (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation or              Identification No.)
        organization)

       Post Office Box 11315, Kansas City, Missouri  64112
            (Address of principal executive offices)
                    ________________________

                       SPRINT CORPORATION
                     1990 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                    (Full title of the Plan)
                    ________________________

                          DON A. JENSEN
                  Vice President and Secretary
                         P.O. Box 11315
                  Kansas City, Missouri  64112
             (Name and address of agent for service)

  Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service:
                         (913) 624-3326
                    ________________________

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                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


                                    Proposed         Proposed
                        Amount       Maximum         Maximum        Amount of        
  Title of securities   to be     Offering price    Aggregate     registration
  to be registered    registered     per share*   Offering price*      fee

<S>                     <C>        <C>            <C>              <C>    

Shares of PCS Common                                       
Stock ($1.00 par        8,100,000  $15.71875      $127,321,875     $35,396
value). . . . . . . .

 *Estimated solely for purposes of determining the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h).  The average of the
high and low prices of the PCS Common Stock on December 7, 1998,
as reported in the consolidated reporting system, was $15.71875.

</TABLE>

Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the
Prospectus relating to this Registration Statement meets the
requirements for use in connection with the shares of FON Common
Stock and PCS Common Stock registered under the following
Registration Statements on Form S-8:  No. 333-46491 pertaining to
the 1990 Stock Option Plan; No. 33-59349 pertaining to the 1990
Stock Option Plan; No. 33-59328 pertaining to the 1990 Stock
Option Plan; No. 2-97322 pertaining to the 1985 Stock Option
Plan; and No. 2-71704 pertaining to the 1981 Stock Option Plan.


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  PART II.  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference

       The   following  documents  filed  by  Sprint  Corporation
("Sprint") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File  No.
1-4721)  are  incorporated  in  this  Registration  Statement  by
reference:

     --    Sprint's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
           December 31, 1997.

     --    Sprint's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
           ended March 31, 1998, June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998.

     --    Sprint's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated May 26, 1998,
           June 29, 1998, October 28, 1998, November 2, 1998, November 12,
           1998 and November 23, 1998.

     --    Sprint's Proxy Statement/Prospectus that forms a part of
           Registration Statement No. 333-65173.

     --    Description of PCS Common Stock contained in  Sprint's
           Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to Sprint's PCS
           Common Stock, filed November 2, 1998.

     --    Description of PCS Group Rights contained in Amendment No. 1
           to Sprint's Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to
           Sprint's PCS Group Rights, filed November 25, 1998.


      All  documents  subsequently filed by  Sprint  pursuant  to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates  that all securities offered have been  sold  or  which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to  be  incorporated by reference in this Registration  Statement
and  to  be part of this Registration Statement from the date  of
the  filing  of  such documents.  Sprint expressly excludes  from
such incorporation the Report of the Compensation Committee,  the
Performance  Graph  and any Report on Repricing  of  Options/SARs
contained  in  any  proxy statement filed by Sprint  pursuant  to
Section  14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent  to
the  date  of filing of this Registration Statement and prior  to
the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this
Registration Statement.

Item 4.   Description of Securities

     See Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

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Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

      The  validity of the authorized and unissued shares of  PCS
Common  Stock to be issued under the 1990 Stock Option Plan  upon
the  exercise of stock options was passed upon by Don A.  Jensen,
Esq., Vice President and Secretary of Sprint.

Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers

      Consistent  with  Section 17-6305 of  the  Kansas  Statutes
Annotated,  Article  IV,  Section 10  of  the  Bylaws  of  Sprint
provides that Sprint will indemnify directors and officers of the
corporation  against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts  paid
in  settlement in connection with any action, suit or  proceeding
if  the  director or officer acted in good faith and in a  manner
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of  Sprint.  With respect to a criminal action or proceeding, the
director  or  officer must also have had no reasonable  cause  to
believe his conduct was unlawful.

     Under Section 10, Sprint may purchase and maintain insurance
on  behalf  of  any  person who is or was  a  director,  officer,
employee  or  agent of Sprint, or who is or was  serving  at  the
request  of Sprint as a director, officer, employee or  agent  of
another  corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or  other
enterprise,  against any liability arising out of his  status  as
such,  whether  or not Sprint would have the power  to  indemnify
such  persons  against such liability.  Sprint  carries  standard
directors  and officers liability coverage for its directors  and
officers.   Subject  to certain limitations and  exclusions,  the
policies  reimburse  Sprint  for  liabilities  indemnified  under
Section 10 and indemnify directors and officers of Sprint against
additional liabilities not indemnified under Section 10.

      Sprint has entered into indemnification agreements with its
directors  and  officers.   These  agreements  provide  for   the
indemnification,  to  the  full  extent  permitted  by  law,   of
expenses,  judgments,  fines,  penalties  and  amounts  paid   in
settlement incurred by the director or officer in connection with
any  threatened, pending or completed action, suit or  proceeding
on account of service as a director, officer or agent of Sprint.

Item 8.   Exhibits

Exhibit
Number    Exhibits

 4A.      The  rights  of  Sprint's equity  security  holders  are
          defined   in  Article  Fifth,  Article  Sixth,  Article
          Seventh   and   Article  Eighth  of  the  Articles   of
          Incorporation of Sprint Corporation.  The Articles  are
          filed  as Exhibit 4A to Post-Effective Amendment No.  2
          to  Sprint Corporation's Registration Statement on Form
          S-3   (No.   33-58488)  and  incorporated   herein   by
          reference.

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 4B.      Rights  Agreement dated as of November 23, 1998, between
          Sprint Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. (filed as Exhibit
          4.1   to   Amendment  No.  1  to  Sprint  Corporation's
          Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to Sprint's
          PCS   Group  Rights,  filed  November  25,  1998,   and
          incorporated herein by reference).

 4C.      Provisions  regarding  the Capital Stock  Committee  are
          set forth in Article IV, Section 13 of the Bylaws.  The
          Bylaws  are  filed  as  Exhibit  4C  to  Post-Effective
          Amendment  No.  2 to Sprint Corporation's  Registration
          Statement  on  Form S-3 (No. 33-58488) and incorporated
          herein by reference.

 4D.      Tracking Stock Policies of Sprint Corporation (filed  as
          Exhibit 4D to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 4E.      Amended  and Restated Standstill Agreement dated  as  of
          November  23,  1998,  by and among Sprint  Corporation,
          France  Telecom S.A. and Duetsche Telekom AG (filed  as
          Exhibit 4E to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 5.       Opinion and consent of Don A. Jensen, Esq.

 23-A.    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

 23-B.    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

 23-C.    Consent  of  Don  A.  Jensen, Esq. is contained  in  his
          opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

 24.      Power  of  Attorney  is  contained on  page  II-5  of  this
          Registration Statement.

Item 9.   Undertakings.

     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

      (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales of
the  securities being registered are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:

               (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section
          10(a)(3)  of  the Securities Act of 1933,  unless  such
          information is contained in a periodic report filed  by
          the  registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated
          herein by reference;

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                (ii)  To  reflect in the prospectus any facts  or
          events   arising  after  the  effective  date  of   the
          Registration  Statement  (or  the  most  recent   post-
          effective amendment thereof) which, individually or  in
          the  aggregate, represent a fundamental change  in  the
          information  set  forth in the Registration  Statement,
          unless  such  information is contained  in  a  periodic
          report  filed by the registrant pursuant to Section  13
          or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
          and incorporated herein by reference; and

               (iii)     To include any material information with
          respect  to  the  plan of distribution  not  previously
          disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
          change   to   such  information  in  the   Registration
          Statement.

      (2)   That,  for the purpose of determining  any  liability
under  the  Securities  Act  of 1933,  each  such  post-effective
amendment  shall  be  deemed to be a new  Registration  Statement
relating  to the securities offered therein, and the offering  of
such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be  the  initial
bona fide offering thereof.

      (3)   To  remove  from registration by  means  of  a  post-
effective amendment any of the securities being registered  which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

      (4)   That, for purposes of determining any liability under
the  Securities  Act  of 1933, each filing  of  the  registrant's
annual  report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of  the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (and,  where  applicable,  each
filing  of  an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant  to
Section  15(d)  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)  that  is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall  be
deemed  to  be  a  new  Registration Statement  relating  to  the
securities  offered therein, and the offering of such  securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities  Act  of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers
and  controlling  persons  of  the  registrant  pursuant  to  the
foregoing  provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise,
the  registrant  has  been advised that in  the  opinion  of  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  such  indemnification   is
against  public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.   In  the event that a claim  for  indemnification
against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment   by   the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any  action,  suit or proceeding) is asserted by  such  director,
officer  or  controlling person in connection with the securities
being  registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion  of
its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit  to  a  court  of  appropriate jurisdiction  the  question
whether  such indemnification by it is against public  policy  as
expressed  in  the  Act  and  will  be  governed  by  the   final
adjudication of such issue.

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                           SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the  registrant  certifies  that it  has  reasonable  grounds  to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on  Form
S-8  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on  its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,  in
the  City  of  Westwood, State of Kansas, on the 8th day  of
December, 1998.

                              SPRINT CORPORATION

                              By /s/ A. B. Krause
                                 (A. B. Krause, Executive Vice President)

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

      We,  the  undersigned  officers  and  directors  of  Sprint
Corporation,  hereby severally constitute  W.  T.  Esrey,  A.  B.
Krause  and  J. R. Devlin and each of them singly, our  true  and
lawful  attorneys  with  full power to them,  and  each  of  them
singly,  to  sign  for  us  and in our names  in  the  capacities
indicated below the Registration Statement filed herewith and any
and  all amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally
to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as
officers  and  directors to enable Sprint Corporation  to  comply
with  the  provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as  amended,
and  all  requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby  ratifying and confirming our signatures as  they  may  be
signed   by  our  said  attorneys,  or  any  of  them,  to   said
Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this  Registration  Statement and Power  of  Attorney  have  been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.

Name                    Title                          Date

                        Chairman of the Board and   )  
                        Chief Executive Officer     )  
                        (Principal Executive        )  
/s/ W. T. Esrey         Officer)                    )
(W. T. Esrey)                                       )  
                                                    )  
                        Executive Vice President    )  
                        And Chief Financial Officer )  
                        (Principal Financial        )  
/s/ A. B. Krause        Officer)                    )  December 8, 1998
(A. B. Krause)                                      )  
                                                    )  
                        Senior Vice President and   )  
                        Controller                  )  
                        (Principal Accounting       )  
/s/ J. P. Meyer         Officer)                    )
(J. P. Meyer)                                       )  


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                                                   ) 
/s/ DuBose Ausley       Director                   )  
(DuBose Ausley)                                    )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Warren L. Batts     Director                   )  
(W. L. Batts)                                      )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Michel Bon          Director                   )  
(Michel Bon)                                       )  December 8, 1998
                                                   )  
                        Director                   )  
(I. O. Hockaday, Jr.)                              )  
                                                   )  
                        Director                   )  
(H. S. Hook)                                       )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Ronald T. LeMay     Director                   )  
(R. T. LeMay)                                      )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Linda Koch Lorimer  Director                   )  
(L. K. Lorimer)                                    )  
                                                   )  
/s/ C. E. Rice          Director                   )  
(C. E. Rice)                                       )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Ron Sommer          Director                   )  
(Ron Sommer)                                       )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Stewart Turley      Director                   )  
(Stewart Turley)                                   )  


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                          EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                                                           Page


 4A.      The  rights  of  Sprint's equity  security  holders  are
          defined   in  Article  Fifth,  Article  Sixth,  Article
          Seventh   and   Article  Eighth  of  the  Articles   of
          Incorporation of Sprint Corporation.  The Articles  are
          filed  as Exhibit 4A to Post-Effective Amendment No.  2
          to  Sprint Corporation's Registration Statement on Form
          S-3   (No.   33-58488)  and  incorporated   herein   by
          reference.

 4B.      Rights  Agreement dated as of November 23, 1998, between
          Sprint Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. (filed as Exhibit
          4.1   to   Amendment  No.  1  to  Sprint  Corporation's
          Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to Sprint's
          PCS   Group  Rights,  filed  November  25,  1998,   and
          incorporated herein by reference).

 4C.      Provisions  regarding  the Capital Stock  Committee  are
          set forth in Article IV, Section 13 of the Bylaws.  The
          Bylaws  are  filed  as  Exhibit  4C  to  Post-Effective
          Amendment  No.  2 to Sprint Corporation's  Registration
          Statement  on  Form S-3 (No. 33-58488) and incorporated
          herein by reference.

 4D.      Tracking Stock Policies of Sprint Corporation (filed  as
          Exhibit 4D to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 4E.      Amended  and Restated Standstill Agreement dated  as  of
          November  23,  1998,  by and among Sprint  Corporation,
          France  Telecom S.A. and Duetsche Telekom AG (filed  as
          Exhibit 4E to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 5.       Opinion and consent of Don A. Jensen, Esq.

 23-A.    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

 23-B.    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

 23-C.    Consent  of  Don  A.  Jensen, Esq. is contained  in  his
          opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

 25.      Power  of  Attorney  is  contained on  page  II-5  of  this
          Registration Statement.
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Registration No. 333-

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                    ________________________

                            Form S-8
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              Under
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                    ________________________

                       SPRINT CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Kansas                        48-0457967
 (State or other jurisdiction          (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation or              Identification No.)
        organization)

       Post Office Box 11315, Kansas City, Missouri  64112
            (Address of principal executive offices)
                    ________________________

                       SPRINT CORPORATION
                     1990 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                    (Full title of the Plan)
                    ________________________

                          DON A. JENSEN
                  Vice President and Secretary
                         P.O. Box 11315
                  Kansas City, Missouri  64112
             (Name and address of agent for service)

  Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service:
                         (913) 624-3326
                    ________________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                    Proposed         Proposed
                        Amount       Maximum         Maximum        Amount of        
  Title of securities   to be     Offering price    Aggregate     registration
  to be registered    registered     per share*   Offering price*      fee
Shares of PCS Common                                       
Stock ($1.00 par        8,100,000  $15.71875      $127,321,875     $35,396
value). . . . . . . .

 *Estimated solely for purposes of determining the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h).  The average of the
high and low prices of the PCS Common Stock on December 7, 1998,
as reported in the consolidated reporting system, was $15.71875.
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the
Prospectus relating to this Registration Statement meets the
requirements for use in connection with the shares of FON Common
Stock and PCS Common Stock registered under the following
Registration Statements on Form S-8:  No. 333-46491 pertaining to
the 1990 Stock Option Plan; No. 33-59349 pertaining to the 1990
Stock Option Plan; No. 33-59328 pertaining to the 1990 Stock
Option Plan; No. 2-97322 pertaining to the 1985 Stock Option
Plan; and No. 2-71704 pertaining to the 1981 Stock Option Plan.
PART II.  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference

       The   following  documents  filed  by  Sprint  Corporation
("Sprint") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File  No.
1-4721)  are  incorporated  in  this  Registration  Statement  by
reference:

     --    Sprint's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
           December 31, 1997.

     --    Sprint's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
           ended March 31, 1998, June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998.

     --    Sprint's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated May 26, 1998,
           June 29, 1998, October 28, 1998, November 2, 1998, November 12,
           1998 and November 23, 1998.

     --    Sprint's Proxy Statement/Prospectus that forms a part of
           Registration Statement No. 333-65173.

     --    Description of PCS Common Stock contained in  Sprint's
           Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to Sprint's PCS
           Common Stock, filed November 2, 1998.

     --    Description of PCS Group Rights contained in Amendment No. 1
           to Sprint's Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to
           Sprint's PCS Group Rights, filed November 25, 1998.

      All  documents  subsequently filed by  Sprint  pursuant  to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates  that all securities offered have been  sold  or  which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to  be  incorporated by reference in this Registration  Statement
and  to  be part of this Registration Statement from the date  of
the  filing  of  such documents.  Sprint expressly excludes  from
such incorporation the Report of the Compensation Committee,  the
Performance  Graph  and any Report on Repricing  of  Options/SARs
contained  in  any  proxy statement filed by Sprint  pursuant  to
Section  14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent  to
the  date  of filing of this Registration Statement and prior  to
the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this
Registration Statement.

Item 4.   Description of Securities

     See Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

      The  validity of the authorized and unissued shares of  PCS
Common  Stock to be issued under the 1990 Stock Option Plan  upon
the  exercise of stock options was passed upon by Don A.  Jensen,
Esq., Vice President and Secretary of Sprint.

Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers

      Consistent  with  Section 17-6305 of  the  Kansas  Statutes
Annotated,  Article  IV,  Section 10  of  the  Bylaws  of  Sprint
provides that Sprint will indemnify directors and officers of the
corporation  against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts  paid
in  settlement in connection with any action, suit or  proceeding
if  the  director or officer acted in good faith and in a  manner
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of  Sprint.  With respect to a criminal action or proceeding, the
director  or  officer must also have had no reasonable  cause  to
believe his conduct was unlawful.

     Under Section 10, Sprint may purchase and maintain insurance
on  behalf  of  any  person who is or was  a  director,  officer,
employee  or  agent of Sprint, or who is or was  serving  at  the
request  of Sprint as a director, officer, employee or  agent  of
another  corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or  other
enterprise,  against any liability arising out of his  status  as
such,  whether  or not Sprint would have the power  to  indemnify
such  persons  against such liability.  Sprint  carries  standard
directors  and officers liability coverage for its directors  and
officers.   Subject  to certain limitations and  exclusions,  the
policies  reimburse  Sprint  for  liabilities  indemnified  under
Section 10 and indemnify directors and officers of Sprint against
additional liabilities not indemnified under Section 10.

      Sprint has entered into indemnification agreements with its
directors  and  officers.   These  agreements  provide  for   the
indemnification,  to  the  full  extent  permitted  by  law,   of
expenses,  judgments,  fines,  penalties  and  amounts  paid   in
settlement incurred by the director or officer in connection with
any  threatened, pending or completed action, suit or  proceeding
on account of service as a director, officer or agent of Sprint.

Item 8.   Exhibits

Exhibit
Number    Exhibits

 4A.      The  rights  of  Sprint's equity  security  holders  are
          defined   in  Article  Fifth,  Article  Sixth,  Article
          Seventh   and   Article  Eighth  of  the  Articles   of
          Incorporation of Sprint Corporation.  The Articles  are
          filed  as Exhibit 4A to Post-Effective Amendment No.  2
          to  Sprint Corporation's Registration Statement on Form
          S-3   (No.   33-58488)  and  incorporated   herein   by
          reference.
4B.      Rights  Agreement dated as of November 23, 1998, between
          Sprint Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. (filed as Exhibit
          4.1   to   Amendment  No.  1  to  Sprint  Corporation's
          Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to Sprint's
          PCS   Group  Rights,  filed  November  25,  1998,   and
          incorporated herein by reference).

 4C.      Provisions  regarding  the Capital Stock  Committee  are
          set forth in Article IV, Section 13 of the Bylaws.  The
          Bylaws  are  filed  as  Exhibit  4C  to  Post-Effective
          Amendment  No.  2 to Sprint Corporation's  Registration
          Statement  on  Form S-3 (No. 33-58488) and incorporated
          herein by reference.

 4D.      Tracking Stock Policies of Sprint Corporation (filed  as
          Exhibit 4D to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 4E.      Amended  and Restated Standstill Agreement dated  as  of
          November  23,  1998,  by and among Sprint  Corporation,
          France  Telecom S.A. and Duetsche Telekom AG (filed  as
          Exhibit 4E to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 5.       Opinion and consent of Don A. Jensen, Esq.

 23-A.    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

 23-B.    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

 23-C.    Consent  of  Don  A.  Jensen, Esq. is contained  in  his
          opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

 24.      Power  of  Attorney  is  contained on  page  II-5  of  this
          Registration Statement.

Item 9.   Undertakings.

     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

      (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales of
the  securities being registered are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:

               (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section
          10(a)(3)  of  the Securities Act of 1933,  unless  such
          information is contained in a periodic report filed  by
          the  registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated
          herein by reference;
(ii)  To  reflect in the prospectus any facts  or
          events   arising  after  the  effective  date  of   the
          Registration  Statement  (or  the  most  recent   post-
          effective amendment thereof) which, individually or  in
          the  aggregate, represent a fundamental change  in  the
          information  set  forth in the Registration  Statement,
          unless  such  information is contained  in  a  periodic
          report  filed by the registrant pursuant to Section  13
          or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
          and incorporated herein by reference; and

               (iii)     To include any material information with
          respect  to  the  plan of distribution  not  previously
          disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
          change   to   such  information  in  the   Registration
          Statement.

      (2)   That,  for the purpose of determining  any  liability
under  the  Securities  Act  of 1933,  each  such  post-effective
amendment  shall  be  deemed to be a new  Registration  Statement
relating  to the securities offered therein, and the offering  of
such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be  the  initial
bona fide offering thereof.

      (3)   To  remove  from registration by  means  of  a  post-
effective amendment any of the securities being registered  which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

      (4)   That, for purposes of determining any liability under
the  Securities  Act  of 1933, each filing  of  the  registrant's
annual  report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of  the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (and,  where  applicable,  each
filing  of  an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant  to
Section  15(d)  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)  that  is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall  be
deemed  to  be  a  new  Registration Statement  relating  to  the
securities  offered therein, and the offering of such  securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities  Act  of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers
and  controlling  persons  of  the  registrant  pursuant  to  the
foregoing  provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise,
the  registrant  has  been advised that in  the  opinion  of  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  such  indemnification   is
against  public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.   In  the event that a claim  for  indemnification
against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment   by   the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any  action,  suit or proceeding) is asserted by  such  director,
officer  or  controlling person in connection with the securities
being  registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion  of
its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit  to  a  court  of  appropriate jurisdiction  the  question
whether  such indemnification by it is against public  policy  as
expressed  in  the  Act  and  will  be  governed  by  the   final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the  registrant  certifies  that it  has  reasonable  grounds  to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on  Form
S-8  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on  its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,  in
the  City  of  Westwood, State of Kansas, on the 8th day  of
December, 1998.

                              SPRINT CORPORATION

                              By /s/ A. B. Krause
                                 (A. B. Krause, Executive Vice President)

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

      We,  the  undersigned  officers  and  directors  of  Sprint
Corporation,  hereby severally constitute  W.  T.  Esrey,  A.  B.
Krause  and  J. R. Devlin and each of them singly, our  true  and
lawful  attorneys  with  full power to them,  and  each  of  them
singly,  to  sign  for  us  and in our names  in  the  capacities
indicated below the Registration Statement filed herewith and any
and  all amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally
to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as
officers  and  directors to enable Sprint Corporation  to  comply
with  the  provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as  amended,
and  all  requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby  ratifying and confirming our signatures as  they  may  be
signed   by  our  said  attorneys,  or  any  of  them,  to   said
Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this  Registration  Statement and Power  of  Attorney  have  been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.

Name                    Title                          Date

                        Chairman of the Board and   )  
                        Chief Executive Officer     )  
                        (Principal Executive        )  
/s/ W. T. Esrey         Officer)                    )
(W. T. Esrey)                                       )  
                                                    )  
                        Executive Vice President    )  
                        And Chief Financial Officer )  
                        (Principal Financial        )  
/s/ A. B. Krause        Officer)                    )  December 8, 1998
(A. B. Krause)                                      )  
                                                    )  
                        Senior Vice President and   )  
                        Controller                  )  
                        (Principal Accounting       )  
/s/ J. P. Meyer         Officer)                    )
(J. P. Meyer)                                       )
) 
/s/ DuBose Ausley       Director                   )  
(DuBose Ausley)                                    )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Warren L. Batts     Director                   )  
(W. L. Batts)                                      )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Michel Bon          Director                   )  
(Michel Bon)                                       )  December 8, 1998
                                                   )  
                        Director                   )  
(I. O. Hockaday, Jr.)                              )  
                                                   )  
                        Director                   )  
(H. S. Hook)                                       )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Ronald T. LeMay     Director                   )  
(R. T. LeMay)                                      )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Linda Koch Lorimer  Director                   )  
(L. K. Lorimer)                                    )  
                                                   )  
/s/ C. E. Rice          Director                   )  
(C. E. Rice)                                       )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Ron Sommer          Director                   )  
(Ron Sommer)                                       )  
                                                   )  
/s/ Stewart Turley      Director                   )  
(Stewart Turley)                                   )
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                                                           Page

 4A.      The  rights  of  Sprint's equity  security  holders  are
          defined   in  Article  Fifth,  Article  Sixth,  Article
          Seventh   and   Article  Eighth  of  the  Articles   of
          Incorporation of Sprint Corporation.  The Articles  are
          filed  as Exhibit 4A to Post-Effective Amendment No.  2
          to  Sprint Corporation's Registration Statement on Form
          S-3   (No.   33-58488)  and  incorporated   herein   by
          reference.

 4B.      Rights  Agreement dated as of November 23, 1998, between
          Sprint Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. (filed as Exhibit
          4.1   to   Amendment  No.  1  to  Sprint  Corporation's
          Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to Sprint's
          PCS   Group  Rights,  filed  November  25,  1998,   and
          incorporated herein by reference).

 4C.      Provisions  regarding  the Capital Stock  Committee  are
          set forth in Article IV, Section 13 of the Bylaws.  The
          Bylaws  are  filed  as  Exhibit  4C  to  Post-Effective
          Amendment  No.  2 to Sprint Corporation's  Registration
          Statement  on  Form S-3 (No. 33-58488) and incorporated
          herein by reference.

 4D.      Tracking Stock Policies of Sprint Corporation (filed  as
          Exhibit 4D to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 4E.      Amended  and Restated Standstill Agreement dated  as  of
          November  23,  1998,  by and among Sprint  Corporation,
          France  Telecom S.A. and Duetsche Telekom AG (filed  as
          Exhibit 4E to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to  Sprint
          Corporation's Registration Statement on Form  S-3  (No.
          33-58488) and incorporated herein by reference).

 5.       Opinion and consent of Don A. Jensen, Esq.

 23-A.    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

 23-B.    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

 23-C.    Consent  of  Don  A.  Jensen, Esq. is contained  in  his
          opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

 25.      Power  of  Attorney  is  contained on  page  II-5  of  this
          Registration Statement.