EXHIBIT 23-A


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Sprint Corporation 1988 Employees Stock Purchase
Plan of our report dated February 5, 2003, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Sprint Corporation, included in Sprint
Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                   ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
May 12, 2003