Standard&Poor's said today that the increase of Sprint Corp.'s (BBB+/Negative/A-2) notes offering to $5 billion from the initially planned $2 billion has no impact on the company's credit rating or outlook. Proceeds from the offering will be used primarily to repay short-term debt as well as to cover incremental cash needs in 2002. Total debt is still expected to increase by about $1 billion by the end of 2002. However, the company will need to deleverage and reach a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of about 3 times to maintain a debt profile consistent with the rating.