11-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 11-K


[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
    1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001.

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    OF 1934.


     Commission File Number 1-4721


A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that
     of the issuer named below:

                         SPRINT RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                          FOR BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES

B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address
     of its principal executive office:

                               SPRINT CORPORATION
                              POST OFFICE BOX 11315
                           KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64112








                 TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES      26
                 EXHIBIT INDEX AT PAGE      25




                              REQUIRED INFORMATION


1.   Opinion of Ernst & Young LLP.

2.   Audited Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits With Fund
     Information as of December 31, 2001 and 2000.

3.   Audited Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits With
     Fund Information For Each of the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and
     1999.

4.   Notes to Financial Statements.

5.   Supplemental Schedules:
     -Investments as of December 31, 2001.
     -Reportable Transactions For the Year Ended December 31, 2001.

6.   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (Exhibit 23a).






                                   SIGNATURES




The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Pension & Savings Trusts Committee, which administers the Plan, has duly
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
hereunto duly authorized.





                              Sprint Retirement Savings Plan
                              for Bargaining Unit Employees


Date:     June 28, 2002       By:  /s/ Gene Betts
                                       Gene Betts
                                       Pension & Savings Trusts
                                         Committee Member






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                                     Page

23a            Consent of Ernst & Young LLP         26

EX-23

                                                        Exhibit 23a



               Consent of Independent Auditors




We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 333-86458 and Form S-8 No. 33-38761) pertaining to the Sprint
Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees of Sprint Corporation of
our report dated June 12, 2002, with respect to the financial statements and
schedules of the Sprint Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.



                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP




Kansas City, Missouri
June 26, 2002