TELECOMMUNICATIONS

* Sprint Corp. said it agreed to a tentative three-year contract with Florida employees hours before a midnight strike deadline. Communications Workers of America Local 3176 members will vote to ratify the agreement by Jan. 28, a spokesman for the long-distance company said. The local represents about 650 employees. Last week, Sprint and locals representing 2,830 employees in five other states reached tentative three-year pacts, which also will be voted on later this month.