EXHIBIT (23)(b)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT              Sprint Spectrum Holding Company, L.P.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Nos. 33-58488 and 333-65649) on Form S-3 and the Registration Statement (Nos.
33-44255, 33-38761, 33-31802, 2-97322, 2-71704, 33-59316, 33-59318, 33-59322,
33-59324, 33-59326, 33-59328, 33-53695, 33-57911, 33-59349, 33-65149, 33-25449,
333-42077, 333-46487, 333-46491, 333-68737, 333-68739, 333-68741 and 333-68795)
on Form S-8 of Sprint Corporation of our report dated February 2, 1999, on the
consolidated financial statements of Sprint Spectrum Holding Company, L.P. and
subsidiaries for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sprint Corporation for the year
ended December 31, 1998.
 
                                          /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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March 5, 1999