UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 8, 2005


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

              Kansas                    1-04721                48-0457967
     (State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
                                                           Identification No.)


   6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas                     66251
     (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (913) 624-3000



          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


               P. O. Box 7997, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66207-0997
                (Mailing address of principal executive offices)

Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K is intended to  simultaneously
satisfy  the filing  obligation  of the  registrant  under any of the  following
provisions:

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     CFR 230.425)
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     CFR 240.14a-12)
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))





                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sprint  Corporation  hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K dated February
8, 2005 as set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A to set forth the Board
Committee to which the new director, James H. Hance, Jr., has been named.


Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers

As previously  reported,  on February 8, 2005,  the Board of Directors of Sprint
Corporation  ("Sprint")  elected  James H. Hance,  Jr. as a director.  Mr. Hance
recently  retired as Vice Chairman of Bank of America  Corporation,  a financial
services holding company.

At the time of his election to the Sprint Board of Directors,  Mr. Hance was not
appointed  to serve on any  Board  committee.  On April 19,  2005,  the Board of
Directors appointed Mr. Hance to serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee.



















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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                        SPRINT CORPORATION



Date:  April 19, 2005                   By:  /s/ Michael T. Hyde
                                           Michael T. Hyde, Assistant Secretary






















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