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								Registration No. 33-

       	   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
	     	  MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE 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         
Title of  securities     to be        offering      aggregate        
to be registered         registered   price per     offering         
                                      unit	    price	         

<S>                      <C>          <C>          <C>               
Options to purchase
a share of Common
Stock 			 6,100,000	  $5.69<F1>    $34,709,000<F1> 
Shares of Common
Stock ($2.50 par value)	 6,100,000	  $56.50<F2>   $344,650.000<F2>

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				 Amount
Title of securities	 of registration
to be registered		 fee

<S>				 <C>

Options to purchase	 
a share of Common
Stock				 $10,239.16
Shares of Common
Stock ($2.50 par value)	 $101,671.75
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<F1>The offering price will be the lower of $5.69 and 10 percent of the 
closing price of Common Stock on the date of the option award.
<F2>Estimated solely for purposes of determining the registration 
fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1).  The average of the high and 
low prices of the Common Stock on December 9, 1997 as reported in 
the consolidated reporting system, was $56.50.

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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 options to purchase a share of common stock and 
the shares of common stock registered under the following Registration 
Statements on Form S-8:  No. 33-57911 and No. 33-65149 pertaining to the 
Management Incentive 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, 1996; its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended 
March 31, June 30 and September 30, 1997; and its Current Report on 
Form 8-K dated June 9, 1997.

	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

					OPTIONS

	The Options will represent the right to purchase shares of Sprint 
Common Stock.  The following are brief summaries of certain provisions 
with respect to the Options.

	Consideration for Options

	Pursuant to the terms of Sprint's Management Incentive Stock Option 
Plan (the "Plan"), eligible employees of Sprint or its subsidiaries can 
elect to receive an Option in lieu of receiving a portion of their cash 
payout under Sprint's management incentive plans.  For the 1998 awards, 
payable in 1999, eligible employees will receive an Option 
to purchase shares of Common Stock, one share for each $5.69 reduction 
in cash incentive payout resulting from such election; provided, however, 
that if the closing price of Sprint Common Stock on the date of grant 
of the 1998 awards is less than $56.875 per share, the reduction in 
cash incentive payout will be 10% of such price for each share.  Certain 
benefits which are determined based on the cash payment will 
also be affected.  The Organization, Compensation and Nominating 
Committee of Sprint's Board (the "Committee") will determine the 
price for Options in subsequent years.

	Exercise Price

	The price at which each share of Common Stock covered by an Option 
may be purchased shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market 
value of the stock on the date the Option is granted.  Fair market 
value shall be deemed to be the average of the high and low prices of 
the Common Stock of Sprint for composite transactions as published by 
major newspapers for the date the Option is granted or, if no sale of 
Sprint's Common Stock shall have been made on that day, the next 
preceding day on which there was a sale of such stock.

	Vesting

	The total number of shares subject to Options granted in 1998 
shall become exercisable December 31, 1998.  Vesting of Options granted 
in subsequent years will be determined by the Committee.

	Term of Option

	Options shall not be exercisable after the expiration of ten 
(10) years from the date of grant.

	Time for Exercise

	If an optionee's employment with Sprint is terminated, the optionee 
may exercise Options which are exercisable on the date of termination of 
employment until the earlier of (1) the date on which the Option 
expires and (2) the end of the applicable time period below:

a.	Retirement:  five years after retirement date.

b.	Disability (qualifying for long-term disability benefits under 
	print's Basic Long-Term Disability Plan):  five years after 
	qualification date.

c.	Death:  one year after death for the estate or designated 
	beneficiary to exercise the decedent's Options.

d.	Involuntary termination other than for cause:  the date on 
	which the Option expires.

e.	Voluntary termination:  three months from the date of 
	termination of employment.

	If an optionee's employment is terminated for a reason 
constituting good cause, any outstanding Options granted under the 
Plan and held by such optionee at such time will automatically 
terminate.

	Payment of Exercise Price

	Options shall be exercisable only upon payment to Sprint of 
the full purchase price of the shares with respect to which Options 
are exercised.  Payment for the shares shall be either in United 
States dollars, payable in cash or by check, or by surrender of 
stock certificates representing like Common Stock of Sprint having an 
aggregate fair market value, determined as of the date of exercise, 
equal to the number of shares with respect to which such Options 
are exercised multiplied by the exercise price per share.  The fair 
market value of Common Stock on the date of exercise of 
Options shall be determined in the same manner as the fair market 
value of Common Stock on the date of grant of Options is determined.  
Certain optionees may use restricted stock as payment for the 
exercise price (see "Restricted Stock" below).  In that event, 
fair market value of the shares of restricted stock will be 
determined as if the shares were not restricted.

	Nontransferable

	Options shall not be transferable by the optionee otherwise 
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except that 
an optionee may designate beneficiaries other than the optionee's 
estate to exercise unexpired Options after the optionee's death.

	Restricted Stock

	Certain optionees, as determined by the Committee, may elect 
to receive restricted stock upon exercise of an Option.  
Restricted stock is Common Stock issued with the restriction 
that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such shares 
for a period of time after issuance, except to pay the exercise price 
of Options issued by Sprint.  The restrictions lapse as specified 
by the optionee for a period of from six (6) months to ten (10) years, 
provided that if restricted Common Stock is used to pay 
the exercise price, restrictions on the Common Stock received 
upon exercise shall be at least as restrictive as to time and 
other vesting conditions as the restrictions on the 
shares used to pay the exercise price.

	Change in Stock, Adjustments

	In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock of 
Sprint are hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or 
exchanged for a different number of shares or kind of shares or 
other securities of Sprint or of another corporation, by reason of 
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, 
reclassification, stock split up, combination of shares, or a 
dividend payable in capital stock, or there is a decrease in 
the market price of the Common Stock of Sprint by reason of a 
dividend payable in stock of a business unit, appropriate adjustment 
shall be made by the Committee in the number and kind of shares as 
to which outstanding Options, or portions thereof then 
unexercised, shall be exercisable, to the end that the optionee's 
proportionate interest shall be maintained as before the occurrence 
of such event, and such adjustment of outstanding Options shall 
be made without change of the total price applicable to 
unexercised Options and with a corresponding adjustment 
in the exercise price per share.

	Reload Options

	Options granted in 1998 will include the right to a reload 
Option, subject to the availability of shares.  The Committee will 
determine whether subsequent Options will include the right to a 
reload Option.  A reload Option is a new nonqualified Option 
granted upon exercise of the original Option if the original 
Option is exercised by the stock-for-stock method.

	A reload Option:

a.	is not available to optionees no longer employed by Sprint;

b.	is not available upon the exercise of an Option which expires in 
	less than one year from date of exercise;

c.	has an exercise price equal to the fair market value of Sprint 
	Common Stock on the date of the exercise of the original Option;

d.	is granted for the number of shares equal to the sum of

	i.	the number of shares surrendered for payment of the exercise 
		price of the original Option;

	ii.	the number of shares withheld from the exercise for the 
		payment of tax withholding; and

	iii.	the number of shares delivered in payment of tax 
		withholding.

e.	is exercisable in full beginning one year after the exercise 
	of the original Option, provided the optionee has held the shares 
	received in the exercise for at least six months, and remains 
	exercisable for the remainder of the term of the original Option;

f.	is not available upon the exercise of a reload Option.


			COMMON STOCK

	The authorized capital stock of Sprint consists of 1,000,000,000 
shares of Common Stock, 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 
20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock.  The authorized but unissued 
shares of Preferred Stock are issuable in one or more series, with such 
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or 
special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or 
restrictions thereof as may be fixed and determined by resolution 
of the Board of Directors of Sprint (the "Sprint Board").

	The following are brief summaries of certain provisions with 
respect to Sprint Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share, contained 
in Sprint's Articles of Incorporation, as amended. Such statements 
are qualified in their entirety by reference to such Articles.  
The term Preferred Stock, as hereinafter used, includes the Preferred 
Stock-First Series, Convertible (the "First Series"), Preferred 
Stock-Second Series, Convertible (the "Second Series"), and 
Preferred Stock-Fifth Series (the "Fifth Series") and any other 
series hereinafter established by the Sprint Board and issued by Sprint 
(including, if issued, the Preferred Stock-Sixth Series, Junior 
Participating referred to below under "Shareholder Rights").  
Sprint Common Stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock 
Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange.

Dividend Rights and Restrictions

	Subject to certain dividend restrictions of indentures and 
other borrowing agreements and to the preferential rights of the 
Preferred Stock, holders of Sprint Common Stock are entitled to 
dividends as declared thereon by the Sprint Board only 
out of net income or earned surplus.  The most restrictive 
covenants applicable to dividends are contained in a revolving 
credit agreement.  Among other restrictions, the agreement 
requires Sprint to maintain specified levels of consolidated net 
worth, as defined.  As a result of this requirement, $2.7 billion 
of Sprint's $3.6 billion consolidated retained earnings was 
effectively restricted from payment of dividends as of September 
30, 1997.  Before any dividends on Sprint Common Stock may be 
paid or declared and set apart for payment, full cumulative 
dividends on the Preferred Stock must be paid or 
declared and set apart for payment.  If Sprint fails to purchase 
the Fifth Series shares upon tender by the holders, it is 
precluded from declaring or paying dividends on its 
Common Stock until it has deposited the funds necessary for 
the purchase of such shares.  Upon the issuance of other 
series of Preferred Stock, the Sprint Board may 
provide for dividend restrictions on Sprint Common 
Stock as to such series.  

	The holders of the Class A Common Stock are entitled to 
receive dividends in an amount per share equal to the per share 
amount of any dividend paid on Sprint Common Stock, payable on 
the same date of payment as the corresponding dividend 
on the Sprint Common Stock.

Voting Rights

	Except as hereinafter noted, holders of Sprint Common Stock, 
Class A Common Stock  and the First Series, the Second Series 
and the Fifth Series are entitled at each stockholders' meeting 
of Sprint, as to each matter to be voted upon, to cast one vote for 
each share held of record on the books of Sprint.

	The Preferred Stock is entitled to vote as a class 
with respect to certain matters affecting preferences of the 
Preferred Stock or creating prior ranking or parity stock.  If 
six quarterly dividends on any series of the Preferred Stock 
are in arrears, the number of Sprint's directors will be 
increased by two and the holders of Preferred Stock voting 
as a class will be entitled to elect two directors until all 
arrears in dividends have been paid, and in such event Sprint 
Common Stock and all voting series of the Preferred 
Stock would be entitled to elect the remaining directors 
(other than the directors elected by the holders of the Class 
A Common Stock, as described below).  If no dividends or 
less than full cumulative dividends on the Fifth Series shall 
have been paid for each of four consecutive dividend periods, 
or if arrearages in the payment of dividends on the 
Fifth Series shall have cumulated in an amount equal 
to full cumulative dividends on the Fifth Series for six 
quarterly dividend periods, the holders of the Fifth Series, 
acting alone, will be entitled to elect the smallest number 
constituting a majority of Sprint's directors then to be 
elected until all arrears in such dividends are paid or set aside 
for payment.

	The holders of Class A Common Stock have certain class 
voting rights, including the right to elect their own directors 
to the Sprint Board of Directors and to disapprove 
certain transactions.

	As a general rule, the holders of Class A Common Stock 
will be entitled to representation on the Sprint Board equal to 
the percent of Sprint voting power owned by them, rounded up 
or down to the nearer whole number of directors.  In addition, 
for as long as it is necessary in order to allow France 
Telecom ("FT") and Deutsche Telekom AG ("DT") to receive 
certain benefits under relevant tax treaties between the 
United States and France and between the United States and 
Germany, respectively, the holders of Class A Common Stock 
are entitled to elect not less than 20% of the 
members of the Sprint Board at any time when their actual 
percentage of Sprint voting power is at least 20%.

	Until January 31, 1998, Sprint may not undertake 
certain transactions, including certain divestitures, 
acquisitions and mergers and the declaration of certain 
extraordinary cash dividends or distributions to shareholders, 
if disapproved by the holders of Class A Common Stock.

	As long as any shares of Class A Common Stock are 
outstanding, the holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled 
to disapprove any amendment to the Articles or 
Bylaws of Sprint that would adversely affect their rights, any 
issuance by Sprint of capital stock or debt with more than one 
vote per share or otherwise having supervoting powers, or any 
business combination or merger involving Sprint unless 
certain of their rights are preserved.  In addition, for a 
period of time holders of Class A Common Stock have certain 
disapproval rights relating to the sale by Sprint of long 
distance assets and transactions that would result in certain 
competitors of FT, DT and Global One owning 10% or more of 
the outstanding Sprint voting power.

	The Sprint Board (other than the directors elected by 
the holders of the Class A Common Stock) is divided into 
three classes, with each class consisting, as nearly as 
possible, of one-third of the total number of directors 
(other than the directors elected by the holders of the 
Class A Common Stock) and serving a staggered three-year 
term.  Only one class is elected each year, and it is elected 
for a three-year term.  The holders of the Class A Common Stock 
are not entitled to vote in the election of these directors.  
Sprint stockholders are not entitled to cumulative voting 
rights in the election of directors.

	Sprint's Articles of Incorporation require that 
certain business combinations initiated by a holder of at 
least 10 percent of Sprint's voting stock must be approved by 
the holders of 80 percent of the outstanding voting stock.

Restriction on Purchase of Equity Securities by Sprint

	Sprint's Articles of Incorporation prohibit Sprint 
from purchasing its own equity securities from an 
owner of 5 percent or more of such equity securities (if any 
of the securities have been held for less than two years) at a 
premium over market price unless Sprint either (1) obtains 
the approval of the holders of a majority of the shares of 
Sprint's outstanding voting stock (excluding the shares held 
by the 5 percent security holder) or (2) makes a tender or 
exchange offer to purchase securities of the same 
class on the same terms to all holders of such equity securities.  
However, the approval of stockholders other than DT, FT and their 
affiliates is not required in connection with purchases, 
redemptions or other acquisitions by Sprint of Sprint capital 
stock held by DT, FT, certain of their designated subsidiaries or 
certain other qualified holders of the Class A Common Stock 
pursuant to the investment agreements entered into with FT 
and DT and the Articles of Incorporation.

Redemption

	The Articles of Incorporation permit the redemption of 
shares of Sprint Common Stock and, in certain circumstances, 
Class A Common Stock held by Aliens if necessary to comply with 
the foreign ownership limitations set forth in Section 310 of 
the U.S. Communications Act of 1934, as amended.  The provisions 
permit Sprint Common Stock to be redeemed at a price equal to the 
fair market value of the shares, except that the redemption price 
in respect of shares purchased by any Alien after November 21, 
1995 and within one year of the redemption date would not (unless 
otherwise determined by the Sprint Board) exceed the purchase price 
paid for such shares by such person.

Shareholder Rights

	Each share of Sprint Common Stock and Class A Common 
Stock issued prior to the occurrence of certain takeover 
events has a Right attached in accordance with the 
terms of a Shareholder Rights Plan adopted by Sprint on June 9, 1997.  
The Rights do not become exercisable and do not separate from the 
shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock until the 
occurrence of such takeover events.  Each Right, when it becomes 
exercisable, entitles the holder to purchase a unit consisting of one 
one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock-Sixth Series, 
Junior Participating at a price of $225 per unit, or to purchase 
Sprint Common Stock or common stock of the acquiring company having 
a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right, 
depending upon the circumstances.  Under certain circumstances, 
Rights beneficially owned by a person or group of affiliated or 
associated persons who have acquired, or obtained the right to 
acquire, beneficial ownership of 15 percent or more of the 
outstanding shares of Sprint Common Stock and Class A Common 
Stock become null and void.  The Rights may be redeemed by Sprint 
at a price of one cent per Right and expire on June 25, 2007.

	The Shareholder Rights Plan provides generally that actions 
of FT, DT and their respective affiliates which would otherwise 
cause the Rights to detach and become exercisable will not do 
so unless such actions also violate the Standstill Agreement 
dated as of July 31, 1995 entered into among Sprint, FT and DT.

Liquidation Rights

	In the event of liquidation, holders of Sprint Common 
Stock will be entitled to share ratably, together with the holders 
of any Class A Common Stock then outstanding, in any assets 
remaining after the satisfaction in full of the prior rights of 
creditors, including holders of Sprint indebtedness, and the 
aggregate liquidation preference of any Preferred Stock then 
outstanding.

Preemptive Rights

	No holder of shares of Sprint Common Stock or any other 
capital stock of Sprint is entitled to preemptive rights or 
subscription rights, other than pursuant to the Rights 
referred to under "Shareholder Rights" above.  DT and FT have 
the contractual right to purchase additional shares of Class A 
Common Stock from Sprint to enable them to maintain their ownership 
level at 20% of Sprint's voting securities.


Fully Paid

	The outstanding shares of Sprint Common Stock are, and the 
shares of Sprint Common Stock offered hereby when issued will be, 
fully paid and nonassessable.

Transfer Agents and Registrars

	The Transfer Agents and Registrars for Sprint Common 
Stock are UMB Bank, n.a. (Missouri), and ChaseMellon Shareholder 
Services (New York).

Item 5.	Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

	The validity of the Options and the authorized and 
unissued shares of Sprint Common Stock to be issued under 
the Management Incentive Stock Option Plan was passed 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	Exhibit

4A.		Article Fifth, Article Sixth, Article Seventh and Article 
		Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation of Sprint 
		Corporation the Articles of Incorporation are filed 
		as Exhibit 3(a) to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly 
		Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 
		1997 and incorporated herein by reference).

4B.		Rights Agreement dated as of June 9, 1997, between 
		Sprint Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. as Rights Agent 
		(filed as Exhibit 1 to Sprint Corporation's Registration 
		Statement on Form 8-A dated June 12, 1997 
		(File No. 1-4721), and incorporated herein by reference).

4C.		Standstill Agreement dated as of July 31, 1995, by and 
		among Sprint Corporation, France Telecom and Deutsche 
		Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit (10)(c) to Sprint Corporation's 
		Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
		June 30, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).

4D.		Amendments to Certain Agreements and Interpretation, 
		dated June 24, 1997, by and among Sprint Corporation, 
		France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit 
		4(d) to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly Report 
		on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 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 Don A. Jensen, Esq. is contained in his opinion 
		filed as Exhibit 5.

24.		Power of Attorney is contained on page II-13 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 11th day of December, 
1997.

				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.

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Name                  Title                        Date

<S>			    <C>				   <C>   
                                               
                      Chairman of the Board       )     
		          and Chief Executive Officer )     
/s/ W. T. ESREY       (Principal Executive        )     
(W. T. Esrey)         Officer)                    )     
                                                  )
                      Executive Vice President    )     
		          and Chief Financial Officer )     
/s/ A. B. KRAUSE      (Principal Financial        ) December 11, 1997    
(A. B. Krause)        Officer)                    )
                                                  )     
                      Senior Vice President and   )   
			    Controller                  )     
/s/ J. P. MEYER       (Principal Accounting       )     
(J. P. Meyer)         Officer)                    )     
                                                  )
/s/ DUBOSE AUSLEY     Director                    )    
(DuBose Ausley)						  )                 
                                			  )    
/s/ W. L. BATTS       Director                    )
(W. L. Batts)						  )    
                                                  )    
/s/ MICHEL BON        Director                    )    
(Michel Bon)                                      )    
                                                  )
/s/ RUTH M. DAVIS     Director                    ) December 11, 1997
(Ruth M. Davis)						  )    
                                                  )    
  			    Director                    )
(I. O. Hockaday, Jr.)					  )    
                                                  )    
/s/ H. S. HOOK        Director                    ) 
(H. S. Hook)						  )   
                                                  )    
/s/ RONALD T. LEMAY   Director                    )
(Ronald T. LeMay)						  )    
                                                  )    
/s/ LINDA K. 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)						  )   

</TABLE>

			Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number										Page

4A.	Article Fifth, Article Sixth, Article Seventh and Article 
	Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation of Sprint 
	Corporation (the Articles of Incorporation are filed as 
	Exhibit 3(a) to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly 
	Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 
	1997 and incorporated herein by reference).

4B.	Rights Agreement dated as of June 9, 1997, between Sprint 
	Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. as Rights Agent (filed as 
	Exhibit 1 to Sprint Corporation's Registration Statement on 
	Form 8-A dated June 12, 1997 (File No. 1-4721), and 
	incorporated herein by reference).

4C.	Standstill Agreement dated as of July 31, 1995, by and 
	among Sprint Corporation, France Telecom and Deutsche 
	Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit (10)(c) to Sprint Corporation's 
	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 
	1995 and incorporated herein by reference).

4D.	Amendments to Certain Agreements and Interpretation, 
	dated June 24, 1997, by and among Sprint Corporation, France 
	Telecom and Deutsche Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit 4(d) 
	to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
	for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 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 Don A. Jensen, Esq. is contained in his opinion 
	filed as Exhibit 5.

24.	Power of Attorney is contained on page II-13 of this 
	Registration Statement.
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Registration No. 33-

       	   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
	     	  MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE 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         
Title of  securities     to be        offering      aggregate        
to be registered         registered   price per     offering         
                                      unit	    price
Options to purchase
a share of Common
Stock 			 6,100,000	  $5.69
$34,709,000
Shares of Common
Stock ($2.50 par value)	 6,100,000	  $56.50
$344,650.000
Amount
Title of securities	 of registration
to be registered		 fee
Options to purchase	 
a share of Common
Stock				 $10,239.16
Shares of Common
Stock ($2.50 par value)	 $101,671.75
The offering price will be the lower of $5.69 and 10 percent of the 
closing price of Common Stock on the date of the option award.
Estimated solely for purposes of determining the registration 
fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1).  The average of the high and 
low prices of the Common Stock on December 9, 1997 as reported in 
the consolidated reporting system, was $56.50.
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 options to purchase a share of common stock and 
the shares of common stock registered under the following Registration 
Statements on Form S-8:  No. 33-57911 and No. 33-65149 pertaining to the 
Management Incentive 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, 1996; its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended 
March 31, June 30 and September 30, 1997; and its Current Report on 
Form 8-K dated June 9, 1997.

	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

					OPTIONS

	The Options will represent the right to purchase shares of Sprint 
Common Stock.  The following are brief summaries of certain provisions 
with respect to the Options.

	Consideration for Options

	Pursuant to the terms of Sprint's Management Incentive Stock Option 
Plan (the "Plan"), eligible employees of Sprint or its subsidiaries can 
elect to receive an Option in lieu of receiving a portion of their cash 
payout under Sprint's management incentive plans.  For the 1998 awards, 
payable in 1999, eligible employees will receive an Option 
to purchase shares of Common Stock, one share for each $5.69 reduction 
in cash incentive payout resulting from such election; provided, however, 
that if the closing price of Sprint Common Stock on the date of grant 
of the 1998 awards is less than $56.875 per share, the reduction in 
cash incentive payout will be 10% of such price for each share.  Certain 
benefits which are determined based on the cash payment will 
also be affected.  The Organization, Compensation and Nominating 
Committee of Sprint's Board (the "Committee") will determine the 
price for Options in subsequent years.

	Exercise Price

	The price at which each share of Common Stock covered by an Option 
may be purchased shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market 
value of the stock on the date the Option is granted.  Fair market 
value shall be deemed to be the average of the high and low prices of 
the Common Stock of Sprint for composite transactions as published by 
major newspapers for the date the Option is granted or, if no sale of 
Sprint's Common Stock shall have been made on that day, the next 
preceding day on which there was a sale of such stock.

	Vesting

	The total number of shares subject to Options granted in 1998 
shall become exercisable December 31, 1998.  Vesting of Options granted 
in subsequent years will be determined by the Committee.

	Term of Option

	Options shall not be exercisable after the expiration of ten 
(10) years from the date of grant.

	Time for Exercise

	If an optionee's employment with Sprint is terminated, the optionee 
may exercise Options which are exercisable on the date of termination of 
employment until the earlier of (1) the date on which the Option 
expires and (2) the end of the applicable time period below:

a.	Retirement:  five years after retirement date.

b.	Disability (qualifying for long-term disability benefits under 
	print's Basic Long-Term Disability Plan):  five years after 
	qualification date.

c.	Death:  one year after death for the estate or designated 
	beneficiary to exercise the decedent's Options.

d.	Involuntary termination other than for cause:  the date on 
	which the Option expires.

e.	Voluntary termination:  three months from the date of 
	termination of employment.

	If an optionee's employment is terminated for a reason 
constituting good cause, any outstanding Options granted under the 
Plan and held by such optionee at such time will automatically 
terminate.

	Payment of Exercise Price

	Options shall be exercisable only upon payment to Sprint of 
the full purchase price of the shares with respect to which Options 
are exercised.  Payment for the shares shall be either in United 
States dollars, payable in cash or by check, or by surrender of 
stock certificates representing like Common Stock of Sprint having an 
aggregate fair market value, determined as of the date of exercise, 
equal to the number of shares with respect to which such Options 
are exercised multiplied by the exercise price per share.  The fair 
market value of Common Stock on the date of exercise of 
Options shall be determined in the same manner as the fair market 
value of Common Stock on the date of grant of Options is determined.  
Certain optionees may use restricted stock as payment for the 
exercise price (see "Restricted Stock" below).  In that event, 
fair market value of the shares of restricted stock will be 
determined as if the shares were not restricted.

	Nontransferable

	Options shall not be transferable by the optionee otherwise 
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except that 
an optionee may designate beneficiaries other than the optionee's 
estate to exercise unexpired Options after the optionee's death.

	Restricted Stock

	Certain optionees, as determined by the Committee, may elect 
to receive restricted stock upon exercise of an Option.  
Restricted stock is Common Stock issued with the restriction 
that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such shares 
for a period of time after issuance, except to pay the exercise price 
of Options issued by Sprint.  The restrictions lapse as specified 
by the optionee for a period of from six (6) months to ten (10) years, 
provided that if restricted Common Stock is used to pay 
the exercise price, restrictions on the Common Stock received 
upon exercise shall be at least as restrictive as to time and 
other vesting conditions as the restrictions on the 
shares used to pay the exercise price.

	Change in Stock, Adjustments

	In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock of 
Sprint are hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or 
exchanged for a different number of shares or kind of shares or 
other securities of Sprint or of another corporation, by reason of 
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, 
reclassification, stock split up, combination of shares, or a 
dividend payable in capital stock, or there is a decrease in 
the market price of the Common Stock of Sprint by reason of a 
dividend payable in stock of a business unit, appropriate adjustment 
shall be made by the Committee in the number and kind of shares as 
to which outstanding Options, or portions thereof then 
unexercised, shall be exercisable, to the end that the optionee's 
proportionate interest shall be maintained as before the occurrence 
of such event, and such adjustment of outstanding Options shall 
be made without change of the total price applicable to 
unexercised Options and with a corresponding adjustment 
in the exercise price per share.

	Reload Options

	Options granted in 1998 will include the right to a reload 
Option, subject to the availability of shares.  The Committee will 
determine whether subsequent Options will include the right to a 
reload Option.  A reload Option is a new nonqualified Option 
granted upon exercise of the original Option if the original 
Option is exercised by the stock-for-stock method.

	A reload Option:

a.	is not available to optionees no longer employed by Sprint;

b.	is not available upon the exercise of an Option which expires in 
	less than one year from date of exercise;

c.	has an exercise price equal to the fair market value of Sprint 
	Common Stock on the date of the exercise of the original Option;

d.	is granted for the number of shares equal to the sum of

	i.	the number of shares surrendered for payment of the exercise 
		price of the original Option;

	ii.	the number of shares withheld from the exercise for the 
		payment of tax withholding; and

	iii.	the number of shares delivered in payment of tax 
		withholding.

e.	is exercisable in full beginning one year after the exercise 
	of the original Option, provided the optionee has held the shares 
	received in the exercise for at least six months, and remains 
	exercisable for the remainder of the term of the original Option;

f.	is not available upon the exercise of a reload Option.

			COMMON STOCK

	The authorized capital stock of Sprint consists of 1,000,000,000 
shares of Common Stock, 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 
20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock.  The authorized but unissued 
shares of Preferred Stock are issuable in one or more series, with such 
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or 
special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or 
restrictions thereof as may be fixed and determined by resolution 
of the Board of Directors of Sprint (the "Sprint Board").

	The following are brief summaries of certain provisions with 
respect to Sprint Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share, contained 
in Sprint's Articles of Incorporation, as amended. Such statements 
are qualified in their entirety by reference to such Articles.  
The term Preferred Stock, as hereinafter used, includes the Preferred 
Stock-First Series, Convertible (the "First Series"), Preferred 
Stock-Second Series, Convertible (the "Second Series"), and 
Preferred Stock-Fifth Series (the "Fifth Series") and any other 
series hereinafter established by the Sprint Board and issued by Sprint 
(including, if issued, the Preferred Stock-Sixth Series, Junior 
Participating referred to below under "Shareholder Rights").  
Sprint Common Stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock 
Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange.

Dividend Rights and Restrictions

	Subject to certain dividend restrictions of indentures and 
other borrowing agreements and to the preferential rights of the 
Preferred Stock, holders of Sprint Common Stock are entitled to 
dividends as declared thereon by the Sprint Board only 
out of net income or earned surplus.  The most restrictive 
covenants applicable to dividends are contained in a revolving 
credit agreement.  Among other restrictions, the agreement 
requires Sprint to maintain specified levels of consolidated net 
worth, as defined.  As a result of this requirement, $2.7 billion 
of Sprint's $3.6 billion consolidated retained earnings was 
effectively restricted from payment of dividends as of September 
30, 1997.  Before any dividends on Sprint Common Stock may be 
paid or declared and set apart for payment, full cumulative 
dividends on the Preferred Stock must be paid or 
declared and set apart for payment.  If Sprint fails to purchase 
the Fifth Series shares upon tender by the holders, it is 
precluded from declaring or paying dividends on its 
Common Stock until it has deposited the funds necessary for 
the purchase of such shares.  Upon the issuance of other 
series of Preferred Stock, the Sprint Board may 
provide for dividend restrictions on Sprint Common 
Stock as to such series.  

	The holders of the Class A Common Stock are entitled to 
receive dividends in an amount per share equal to the per share 
amount of any dividend paid on Sprint Common Stock, payable on 
the same date of payment as the corresponding dividend 
on the Sprint Common Stock.

Voting Rights

	Except as hereinafter noted, holders of Sprint Common Stock, 
Class A Common Stock  and the First Series, the Second Series 
and the Fifth Series are entitled at each stockholders' meeting 
of Sprint, as to each matter to be voted upon, to cast one vote for 
each share held of record on the books of Sprint.

	The Preferred Stock is entitled to vote as a class 
with respect to certain matters affecting preferences of the 
Preferred Stock or creating prior ranking or parity stock.  If 
six quarterly dividends on any series of the Preferred Stock 
are in arrears, the number of Sprint's directors will be 
increased by two and the holders of Preferred Stock voting 
as a class will be entitled to elect two directors until all 
arrears in dividends have been paid, and in such event Sprint 
Common Stock and all voting series of the Preferred 
Stock would be entitled to elect the remaining directors 
(other than the directors elected by the holders of the Class 
A Common Stock, as described below).  If no dividends or 
less than full cumulative dividends on the Fifth Series shall 
have been paid for each of four consecutive dividend periods, 
or if arrearages in the payment of dividends on the 
Fifth Series shall have cumulated in an amount equal 
to full cumulative dividends on the Fifth Series for six 
quarterly dividend periods, the holders of the Fifth Series, 
acting alone, will be entitled to elect the smallest number 
constituting a majority of Sprint's directors then to be 
elected until all arrears in such dividends are paid or set aside 
for payment.

	The holders of Class A Common Stock have certain class 
voting rights, including the right to elect their own directors 
to the Sprint Board of Directors and to disapprove 
certain transactions.

	As a general rule, the holders of Class A Common Stock 
will be entitled to representation on the Sprint Board equal to 
the percent of Sprint voting power owned by them, rounded up 
or down to the nearer whole number of directors.  In addition, 
for as long as it is necessary in order to allow France 
Telecom ("FT") and Deutsche Telekom AG ("DT") to receive 
certain benefits under relevant tax treaties between the 
United States and France and between the United States and 
Germany, respectively, the holders of Class A Common Stock 
are entitled to elect not less than 20% of the 
members of the Sprint Board at any time when their actual 
percentage of Sprint voting power is at least 20%.

	Until January 31, 1998, Sprint may not undertake 
certain transactions, including certain divestitures, 
acquisitions and mergers and the declaration of certain 
extraordinary cash dividends or distributions to shareholders, 
if disapproved by the holders of Class A Common Stock.

	As long as any shares of Class A Common Stock are 
outstanding, the holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled 
to disapprove any amendment to the Articles or 
Bylaws of Sprint that would adversely affect their rights, any 
issuance by Sprint of capital stock or debt with more than one 
vote per share or otherwise having supervoting powers, or any 
business combination or merger involving Sprint unless 
certain of their rights are preserved.  In addition, for a 
period of time holders of Class A Common Stock have certain 
disapproval rights relating to the sale by Sprint of long 
distance assets and transactions that would result in certain 
competitors of FT, DT and Global One owning 10% or more of 
the outstanding Sprint voting power.

	The Sprint Board (other than the directors elected by 
the holders of the Class A Common Stock) is divided into 
three classes, with each class consisting, as nearly as 
possible, of one-third of the total number of directors 
(other than the directors elected by the holders of the 
Class A Common Stock) and serving a staggered three-year 
term.  Only one class is elected each year, and it is elected 
for a three-year term.  The holders of the Class A Common Stock 
are not entitled to vote in the election of these directors.  
Sprint stockholders are not entitled to cumulative voting 
rights in the election of directors.

	Sprint's Articles of Incorporation require that 
certain business combinations initiated by a holder of at 
least 10 percent of Sprint's voting stock must be approved by 
the holders of 80 percent of the outstanding voting stock.

Restriction on Purchase of Equity Securities by Sprint

	Sprint's Articles of Incorporation prohibit Sprint 
from purchasing its own equity securities from an 
owner of 5 percent or more of such equity securities (if any 
of the securities have been held for less than two years) at a 
premium over market price unless Sprint either (1) obtains 
the approval of the holders of a majority of the shares of 
Sprint's outstanding voting stock (excluding the shares held 
by the 5 percent security holder) or (2) makes a tender or 
exchange offer to purchase securities of the same 
class on the same terms to all holders of such equity securities.  
However, the approval of stockholders other than DT, FT and their 
affiliates is not required in connection with purchases, 
redemptions or other acquisitions by Sprint of Sprint capital 
stock held by DT, FT, certain of their designated subsidiaries or 
certain other qualified holders of the Class A Common Stock 
pursuant to the investment agreements entered into with FT 
and DT and the Articles of Incorporation.

Redemption

	The Articles of Incorporation permit the redemption of 
shares of Sprint Common Stock and, in certain circumstances, 
Class A Common Stock held by Aliens if necessary to comply with 
the foreign ownership limitations set forth in Section 310 of 
the U.S. Communications Act of 1934, as amended.  The provisions 
permit Sprint Common Stock to be redeemed at a price equal to the 
fair market value of the shares, except that the redemption price 
in respect of shares purchased by any Alien after November 21, 
1995 and within one year of the redemption date would not (unless 
otherwise determined by the Sprint Board) exceed the purchase price 
paid for such shares by such person.

Shareholder Rights

	Each share of Sprint Common Stock and Class A Common 
Stock issued prior to the occurrence of certain takeover 
events has a Right attached in accordance with the 
terms of a Shareholder Rights Plan adopted by Sprint on June 9, 1997.  
The Rights do not become exercisable and do not separate from the 
shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock until the 
occurrence of such takeover events.  Each Right, when it becomes 
exercisable, entitles the holder to purchase a unit consisting of one 
one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock-Sixth Series, 
Junior Participating at a price of $225 per unit, or to purchase 
Sprint Common Stock or common stock of the acquiring company having 
a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right, 
depending upon the circumstances.  Under certain circumstances, 
Rights beneficially owned by a person or group of affiliated or 
associated persons who have acquired, or obtained the right to 
acquire, beneficial ownership of 15 percent or more of the 
outstanding shares of Sprint Common Stock and Class A Common 
Stock become null and void.  The Rights may be redeemed by Sprint 
at a price of one cent per Right and expire on June 25, 2007.

	The Shareholder Rights Plan provides generally that actions 
of FT, DT and their respective affiliates which would otherwise 
cause the Rights to detach and become exercisable will not do 
so unless such actions also violate the Standstill Agreement 
dated as of July 31, 1995 entered into among Sprint, FT and DT.

Liquidation Rights

	In the event of liquidation, holders of Sprint Common 
Stock will be entitled to share ratably, together with the holders 
of any Class A Common Stock then outstanding, in any assets 
remaining after the satisfaction in full of the prior rights of 
creditors, including holders of Sprint indebtedness, and the 
aggregate liquidation preference of any Preferred Stock then 
outstanding.

Preemptive Rights

	No holder of shares of Sprint Common Stock or any other 
capital stock of Sprint is entitled to preemptive rights or 
subscription rights, other than pursuant to the Rights 
referred to under "Shareholder Rights" above.  DT and FT have 
the contractual right to purchase additional shares of Class A 
Common Stock from Sprint to enable them to maintain their ownership 
level at 20% of Sprint's voting securities.

Fully Paid

	The outstanding shares of Sprint Common Stock are, and the 
shares of Sprint Common Stock offered hereby when issued will be, 
fully paid and nonassessable.

Transfer Agents and Registrars

	The Transfer Agents and Registrars for Sprint Common 
Stock are UMB Bank, n.a. (Missouri), and ChaseMellon Shareholder 
Services (New York).

Item 5.	Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

	The validity of the Options and the authorized and 
unissued shares of Sprint Common Stock to be issued under 
the Management Incentive Stock Option Plan was passed 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	Exhibit

4A.		Article Fifth, Article Sixth, Article Seventh and Article 
		Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation of Sprint 
		Corporation the Articles of Incorporation are filed 
		as Exhibit 3(a) to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly 
		Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 
		1997 and incorporated herein by reference).

4B.		Rights Agreement dated as of June 9, 1997, between 
		Sprint Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. as Rights Agent 
		(filed as Exhibit 1 to Sprint Corporation's Registration 
		Statement on Form 8-A dated June 12, 1997 
		(File No. 1-4721), and incorporated herein by reference).

4C.		Standstill Agreement dated as of July 31, 1995, by and 
		among Sprint Corporation, France Telecom and Deutsche 
		Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit (10)(c) to Sprint Corporation's 
		Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
		June 30, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).

4D.		Amendments to Certain Agreements and Interpretation, 
		dated June 24, 1997, by and among Sprint Corporation, 
		France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit 
		4(d) to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly Report 
		on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 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 Don A. Jensen, Esq. is contained in his opinion 
		filed as Exhibit 5.

24.		Power of Attorney is contained on page II-13 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 11th day of December, 
1997.

				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 )     
/s/ W. T. ESREY       (Principal Executive        )     
(W. T. Esrey)         Officer)                    )     
                                                  )
                      Executive Vice President    )     
		          and Chief Financial Officer )     
/s/ A. B. KRAUSE      (Principal Financial        ) December 11, 1997    
(A. B. Krause)        Officer)                    )
                                                  )     
                      Senior Vice President and   )   
			    Controller                  )     
/s/ J. P. MEYER       (Principal Accounting       )     
(J. P. Meyer)         Officer)                    )     
                                                  )
/s/ DUBOSE AUSLEY     Director                    )    
(DuBose Ausley)						  )                 
                                			  )    
/s/ W. L. BATTS       Director                    )
(W. L. Batts)						  )    
                                                  )    
/s/ MICHEL BON        Director                    )    
(Michel Bon)                                      )    
                                                  )
/s/ RUTH M. DAVIS     Director                    ) December 11, 1997
(Ruth M. Davis)						  )    
                                                  )    
  			    Director                    )
(I. O. Hockaday, Jr.)					  )    
                                                  )    
/s/ H. S. HOOK        Director                    ) 
(H. S. Hook)						  )   
                                                  )    
/s/ RONALD T. LEMAY   Director                    )
(Ronald T. LeMay)						  )    
                                                  )    
/s/ LINDA K. 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.	Article Fifth, Article Sixth, Article Seventh and Article 
	Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation of Sprint 
	Corporation (the Articles of Incorporation are filed as 
	Exhibit 3(a) to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly 
	Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 
	1997 and incorporated herein by reference).

4B.	Rights Agreement dated as of June 9, 1997, between Sprint 
	Corporation and UMB Bank, n.a. as Rights Agent (filed as 
	Exhibit 1 to Sprint Corporation's Registration Statement on 
	Form 8-A dated June 12, 1997 (File No. 1-4721), and 
	incorporated herein by reference).

4C.	Standstill Agreement dated as of July 31, 1995, by and 
	among Sprint Corporation, France Telecom and Deutsche 
	Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit (10)(c) to Sprint Corporation's 
	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 
	1995 and incorporated herein by reference).

4D.	Amendments to Certain Agreements and Interpretation, 
	dated June 24, 1997, by and among Sprint Corporation, France 
	Telecom and Deutsche Telekom AG (filed as Exhibit 4(d) 
	to Sprint Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
	for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 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 Don A. Jensen, Esq. is contained in his opinion 
	filed as Exhibit 5.

24.	Power of Attorney is contained on page II-13 of this 
	Registration Statement.