SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 18, 2004

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MCI, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-10415	20-0533283
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Ashburn, Virginia		20147
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (703) 886-5600

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Item 2.06.	Material Impairments .
	On October 18, 2004, MCI, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that due to recent regulatory decisions impacting its consumer business and an increasingly competitive industry environment, the Company will record non-cash impairment charges of approximately $3.5 billion. The Board of Directors approved this action on October 15, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
		Not applicable.
	(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information.
		Not applicable.
	(c)	Exhibits.
		Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
		99.1	Press release dated October 18, 2004

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SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MCI, INC.
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Eric R. Slusser
	Name:	Eric R. Slusser
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Controller

Dated: October 18, 2004