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        <issuerName>SPRINT CORP</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>LORIMER LINDA KOCH</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>YALE UNIVERSITY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW HAVEN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
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                <value>FON Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                    <value>by Rabbi Trust</value>
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                <value>FON Common Stock</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares issued under Section 11 of Sprint's 1997 Long-term Stock Incentive Program.  Section 11 permits non-employee directors of Sprint to elect to purchase shares of Sprint FON common stock in lieu of receiving all or part of their annual retainer, meeting fees, and committee meeting fees in cash.</footnote>
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    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Michael T Hyde  For: Linda Lorimer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

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SPRINT CORP
FON
0001196154
LORIMER LINDA KOCH
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN
CT
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FON Common Stock
2003-09-30
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A
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A
7210
I
by Rabbi Trust
FON Common Stock
15352
D
Shares issued under Section 11 of Sprint's 1997 Long-term Stock Incentive Program.  Section 11 permits non-employee directors of Sprint to elect to purchase shares of Sprint FON common stock in lieu of receiving all or part of their annual retainer, meeting fees, and committee meeting fees in cash.
163.1945 shares purchased at $14.475; 314.6472 shares purchased at $14.655; and 118.3318 shares purchased at $15.22.
By: Michael T Hyde  For: Linda Lorimer
2003-10-02