EXHIBIT 23-A



            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sprint Corporation:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of Sprint Corporation of our reports dated March 10, 2005, with respect
to the consolidated  balance sheet of Sprint  Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December  31,  2004,  and the related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,
comprehensive  income (loss), cash flows, and shareholders'  equity for the year
ended  December  31,  2004,  and  the  related  financial   statement  schedule,
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2004,  and the  effectiveness  of internal  control
over  financial  reporting as of December 31, 2004,  which reports appear in the
2004 annual report on Form 10-K/A of Sprint Corporation.


                                        /s/ KPMG LLP




Kansas City, Missouri
August 9, 2005