EXHIBIT 99.1



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contacts:                  Media                      Investors
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                           Brad Burns                 Scott Hamilton
                           (800) 644-NEWS             (877) 624-9266



          WORLDCOM, INC. ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF CONVERSION OF MCI
                              GROUP COMMON STOCK

CLINTON, Miss., July 12, 2002 - WorldCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: WCOME, MCITE), today
announced that at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
United States District Court of the Southern District of New York has entered
an order staying for seven business days the previously announced conversion
of each outstanding share of MCI Group Common Stock into 1.3594 shares of
WorldCom Group Common Stock.

About WorldCom, Inc.

WorldCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: WCOME, MCITE) is a pre-eminent global communications
provider for the digital generation, operating in more than 65 countries. With
one of the most expansive, wholly-owned IP networks in the world, WorldCom
provides innovative data and Internet services for businesses to communicate
in today's market. In April 2002, WorldCom launched THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILT BY
MCI - the industry's first truly any-distance, all-inclusive local and
long-distance offering to consumers for one fixed monthly price. For more
information, go to http://www.worldcom.com.



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