  We present a model based on an O(3) flavor symmetry and a minimal extension
of the scalar sector to induce hierarchical breaking, O(3) -> O(2) -> SO(2) ->
nothing. The model naturally accounts for all the known lepton parameters and
yields various interesting predictions for others: (i) Neutrinos are nearly
degenerate, m_\nu \sim 0.1 eV; (ii) The solar neutrino problem is solved by the
MSW small mixing angle solution; (iii) The MNS mixing angle theta_{13} is
unobservably small, theta_{13} = O(10^{-5}).
