NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Nov. 9, 1999--Standard&Poor's today assigned its triple-'B'-plus rating to the $2 billion medium-term notes to be jointly issued by Sprint Corp. (Sprint) and its subsidiary Sprint Capital Corp. under a Rule 415 shelf registration drawdown. The notes are placed on CreditWatch with positive implications. Sprint Capital Corp. is a funding conduit for Sprint's nonregulated activities. Debt securities issued by Sprint Capital Corp. are guaranteed by Sprint. Proceeds of the new debt securities will be used to refinance some debt, to fund previously anticipated capital requirements over the next 24 months, and for general corporate purposes. About $15 billion of total debt was outstanding at Sept. 30, 1999. The ratings on Sprint and