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) June 13, 1999
SPRINT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas 0-4721 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)
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Item 4. Changes in Certifying Accountant.
The Board of Directors of Sprint Corporation ("Sprint"), at
its June 13, 1999 meeting, determined that Ernst & Young LLP,
which have examined the financial statements of Sprint since
1965, would serve as the sole independent auditors to examine the
financial statements of Sprint and its subsidiaries. As a
consequence, Deloitte & Touche LLP, which have been the
independent auditors for Sprint Spectrum Holding Company, L.P.
and its subsidiaries, will be replaced by Ernst & Young LLP for
the year ending December 31, 1999. Ernst & Young LLP relied on
the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP with respect to Sprint
Spectrum Holding Company, L.P. and its subsidiaries in its audit
of Sprint's consolidated financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 1998 and 1997. Ernst & Young LLP also relied on the
report of Deloitte & Touche LLP with respect to Sprint Spectrum
Holding Company, L.P. and its subsidiaries in its audit of the
financial statements for Sprint's PCS Group for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996.
Deloitte & Touche's reports on the financial statements of
Sprint Spectrum Holding Company, L.P. for the fiscal years 1998
and 1997 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of
opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope, or accounting principles, and Ernst & Young's
reports on the financial statements of Sprint for the same two
fiscal years did not contain any such adverse opinion, disclaimer
of opinion, modification or qualification. During 1997 and 1998
and any subsequent interim period preceding the replacement of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as certifying accountant for Sprint
Spectrum Holding Company, L.P. and its subsidiaries, there were
no disagreements between Sprint and Deloitte & Touche LLP or
between Sprint Spectrum Holding Company, L.P. and Deloitte &
Touche LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures,
which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche
LLP, would have caused Deloitte & Touche LLP to make reference to
the matter in their report. None of the "reportable events"
described in paragraphs (A) through (D) of clause (v) of Item
304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange
Commission has occurred during 1997 or 1998 or any subsequent
interim period preceding the replacement of Deloitte & Touche LLP
as certifying accountant for Sprint Spectrum Holding Company,
L.P. and its subsidiaries.
Item 7. Exhibits.
Letter to Sprint from Deloitte & Touche LLP (to be filed by
amendment).
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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: June 18, 1999 By: /s/ Michael T. Hyde
Michael T. Hyde
Assistant Secretary
