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                       May 17, 2002
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                     WORLDCOM, INC. POSTPONES ANNUAL MEETING
                              UNTIL JUNE 14, 2002

CLINTON, Miss., May 17, 2002 - In order to provide WorldCom shareholders
additional time to review a forthcoming supplement to the Company's original
proxy statement, dated April 22, 2002, WorldCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: WCOM, MCIT),
today announced it has postponed the 2002 annual meeting of its shareholders,
originally scheduled for May 23, 2002, until June 14, 2002. The supplement
reflects, among other things, the resignation of Bernard J. Ebbers as
president, chief executive officer and a director of WorldCom, Inc.,
effective April 29, 2002, and the appointment of John W. Sidgmore to the
position of president and chief executive officer. The annual meeting will
now be held on June 14, 2002, at 11:00 a.m., local time, at 500 Clinton
Center Drive, Clinton, Mississippi. Each of the proposals set forth in the
Company's proxy statement, dated April 22, 2002, as supplemented, will be
submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the meeting.

ABOUT WORLDCOM, INC.
WorldCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: WCOM, MCIT) 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. For more information, go to
http://www.worldcom.com.

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