Exhibit (10) (bb)


                          DESCRIPTION OF RETIREMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
                           SPRINT CORPORATION AND D. WAYNE PETERSON,
                        formerly President National Integrated Services


        The agreement  provides  that Mr.  Peterson will continue to receive his
base salary and be able to  participate  in employee  benefit plans as an active
employee  through  December  31,  1998.  Mr.  Peterson  will not incur any early
retirement pension reduction penalty.  The noncompete period under his Agreement
Regarding  Special  Compensation and Post Employment  Restrictive  Covenants has
been shortened to end December 31, 1998.