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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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                                                        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


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