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)  July 13, 2000



                       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.)


   2330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Westwood, Kansas                   66205
     (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 11315, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
        (Mailing address of principal executive offices)




Item 5.  Other Events

Sprint and WorldCom Terminate Merger Agreement

     On July 13, 2000, Sprint Corporation and WorldCom,  Inc. announced that the
boards of  directors  of both  companies  have acted to  terminate  their merger
agreement.   Since  the  companies  mutually  agreed  to  terminate  the  merger
agreement, no break-up fee will be incurred by either company.

     Additional  information  concerning the termination of the merger agreement
is  contained  in the news  release  relating to the  termination  of the merger
agreement,  a copy of which is filed as Exhibit  99 hereto  and is  incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)    Exhibits

            99 News Release relating to the termination of the merger agreement.






                                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: July 13, 2000           By:  /s/ Michael T. Hyde
                                   Michael T. Hyde
                                   Assistant Secretary





                         EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number    Description                                       Page


99        News Release relating to the termination of
          the merger agreement.