FORM 3 
         U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION      _____________________ 
                 WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549             |    OMB APPROVAL     |
                  INITIAL STATEMENT OF               |_____________________|
           BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES        |OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104|
                                                     |EXPIRES:             |
                                                     | SEPTEMBER 30, 1998  | 
       Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the        |ESTIMATED AVERAGE    | 
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934,            |BURDEN HOURS         | 
        Section 17(a) of the Public Utility          |PER RESPONSE 0.5     |
          Holding Company Act of 1935                |_____________________|
       or Section 30(f) of the Investment 
              Company Act of 1940 
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 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 
  
      WorldCom, Inc. 
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        (Last)                      (First)                    (Middle) 
  
      515 East Amite Street 
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                                   (Street) 
  
      Jackson,                      Mississippi              39201-2702 
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        (City)                      (State)                      (Zip) 
  
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 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 
  
      04/27/98 
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 3. IRS OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF REPORTING PERSON (VOLUNTARY) 
     
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 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
  
    Able Telcom Holding Corp. (ABTE) 
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 5. RELATIONSHIP OF REPORTING PERSON(S) TO ISSUER (CHECK ALL APPLICABLE) 
  (  ) DIRECTOR 
  ( X) 10% OWNER    
  (  ) OFFICER (GIVE TITLE BELOW) 
  (  ) OTHER (SPECIFY TITLE BELOW) 
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 6. IF AMENDMENT, DATE OF ORIGINAL (MONTH/DAY/YEAR) 
     
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 7. INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT/GROUP FILING (CHECK APPLICABLE LINE) 
    ___FORM FILED BY ONE REPORTING PERSON 
    _X__FORM FILED BY MORE THAN ONE REPORTING PERSON 
  
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 TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED 
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 |1. TITLE OF      |2. AMOUNT OF   |3. OWNERSHIP   |4. NATURE OF INDIRECT  |
 |   SECURITY      |   SECURITIES  |   FORM DIRECT |   BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP|
 |   (INSTR. 4)    |   BENEFICIALLY|   DIRECT (D)  |   (INSTR. 5)          |
 |                 |   OWNED       |   OR INDIRECT |                       |
 |                 |   (INSTR. 4)  |   (I) (INSTR. |                       |
 |                 |               |   5)          |                       | 
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 TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED 
        (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) 
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 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 
    Option to Purchase Common Stock 
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 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 
                (1)                                     (1) (2) 
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          Date Exercisable                          Expiration Date 
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 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 
  
 Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share      2,000,000 (3)
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                 Title                         Amount of Number of Shares 
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 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 
  
    $ 7 per share 
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 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct(D) or Indirect(I)
    (Instr. 5)
    (I) 
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 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) 
    (1) 
  
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    EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES: 
  
 see attached footnotes (1), (2) and (3). 
  
  
  
         WORLDCOM, INC.                             May 7, 1998 
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    **  SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON                     DATE          
  
      By: /s/ Charles T. Cannada  
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      Name:  Charles T. Cannada 
      Title: Senior Vice President 
  
  
    **  INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL 
        CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS. 
        SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 AND 15 U.S.C. 78FF(A). 
  
   NOTE:  FILE THREE COPIES OF THIS FORM, ONE OF WHICH MUST BE MANUALLY
   SIGNED. IF SPACE PROVIDED IS INSUFFICIENT, SEE INSTRUCTION 6 FOR 
   PROCEDURE 
  
   POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION  
   CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOR REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM  
   DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB NUMBER. 
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 1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person:        WorldCom, Inc. 
                                                   515 East Amite Street 
                                                   Jackson, Mississippi
                                                   39201-2701 
 2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement:           04/27/98 
 4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:    Able Telcom Holding Corp.
                                                   (ABTE) 
  
 (1)  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 26,
 1998 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among MFS Acquisition Corporation
 ("Buyer"), Able Telcom Holding Corp. ("Issuer"), MFS Network Technologies,
 Inc. ("MFS Network") and MFS Communications Company, Inc. ("MFS"), as more
 fully described in a Schedule 13D filed by WorldCom, Inc. ("WorldCom") and
 MFS with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated May 7, 1998, MFS was
 granted an option to purchase shares of common stock of  the Issuer
 ("Issuer Common Stock") at $7.00 per share (the "Option").  MFS is a wholly
 owned subsidiary of WorldCom. 
  
      The Option may be exercised by MFS in whole or in part during the six
 moth period commencing with the earlier to occur (i) the merger of MFS
 Network with and into the Buyer or (ii) termination of the Merger
 Agreement. 
  
 (2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement the Option will terminate at 5:00 PM,
 Eastern time, on the date six months following the first day of the
 commencement of the exercise period. 
  
 (3)  In accordance with the Merger Agreement, MFS may exercise some or all
 of the Option on a "cashless" basis, pursuant to which MFS receives shares
 of Issuer Common Stock with a "market value" equal to the aggregate
 "spread" for the shares as to which the Option is being exercised.  MFS
 will exercise the Option on a "cashless" basis rather than for cash to the
 extent necessary to ensure that the actual number of shares of Issuer
 Common Stock issued to MFS does not exceed 1,817,941, which is the maximum
 number of shares of Issuer Common Stock that may be issued by Issuer to
 MFS.  For such purposes, the "market value" per share will equal the
 average of the closing "bid" and "asked" prices for Issuer Common Stock as
 reported by NASDAQ over the ten trading day period preceding the day of
 exercise and the "spread" per share will equal the excess, if any, of the
 "market value" over $7.00 
  


 JOINT FILER INFORMATION 
  
 Name:                                      MFS Communications Company, Inc.
  
 Address of Joint Filer:                    11808 Miracle Hills Drive 
                                            Omaha, Nebraska 68154 
  
 Designated Filer:                          WorldCom, Inc. 
  
 Date of Event Requiring Statement:         04/27/98 
  
 Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:  Able Telcom Holding Corp.
                                            ("ABTE") 
  
 Signature:                                 /s/ Charles T. Cannada
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                                            Name:  Charles T. Cannada 
                                            Title: Director