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


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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


    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)          April 19, 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)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

          Amendment of Director Option Grant

On April 19,  2005,  the  Compensation  Committee  of the Board of  Directors of
Sprint  Corporation  ("Sprint")  adopted an amendment to the award agreement for
options  granted in 2002 to DuBose Ausley,  an outside  director of Sprint.  The
amendment  accelerates  vesting of the final 25% tranche of the option  grant in
connection with Mr. Ausley's departure from the board at the 2005 annual meeting
of  stockholders.  Options to purchase  2,455 shares of FON common stock will be
accelerated.

The terms of the options  are  governed by the 1997  Long-Term  Stock  Incentive
Program,  which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Sprint's  Current Report on Form 8-K
dated October 11, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference, and the form of the
Amended and  Restated  Stock  Option  Agreement  which is filed as Exhibit  10.1
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.













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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

          Exhibits

10.1      Form of Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement with Mr. Ausley













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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 21, 2005              By:  /s/ Michael T. Hyde
                                           Michael T. Hyde, Assistant Secretary















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number    Description

10.1      Form of Amended and Restated Stock Option  Agreement with Mr. Ausley