Department Of Veterans Affairs Awards WorldCom Telecommunications Contract

WorldCom to Provide Services for VA Medical Centers and Outpatient Clinics
Across the U.S. and Puerto Rico

CLINTON, Miss., November 6, 2002 - WorldCom (WCOEQ), the leading global business data and Internet communications provider, today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded WorldCom a contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Canteen Service division. Under terms of the agreement, WorldCom will be the preferred provider of long distance calling services at more than 175 Veterans Medical Centers and outpatient clinics in the United States and Puerto Rico.

WorldCom Government Markets, one of the largest providers of advanced data, Internet and voice communications services to federal, state and local agencies in the U.S. and government organizations worldwide, will provide the Veterans Canteen Service division with postpaid calling cards, operator services and collect calling capabilities for inpatient bedside telephones and pay phones in the facilities. To ensure the highest quality of service possible, WorldCom will enhance the communication networks and offer additional services, as necessary, at the various Veterans Medical Centers and outpatient clinics.

"WorldCom has a longstanding relationship with the Department of Veterans Affairs and we are looking forward to providing superior services for our nation's Veterans, their loved ones and those who care for them," said Jerry Edgerton, senior vice president of WorldCom Government Markets. "As a premier provider of telecommunications services to federal, state and local agencies, WorldCom Government Markets enables organizations, like the VA, to remain at the forefront of new communications technology. WorldCom's voice services encompass feature rich domestic and international capabilities that help our customers reduce costs while removing communication barriers."

WorldCom's wholly-owned, state-of-the-art global network provides customers with faster call set-up times, and the reliability of diverse routing. WorldCom's continuing efforts to advance the network have resulted in a fully redundant, diverse architecture with continuous network surveillance and maintenance, which translates into world-class call quality. As a result, agencies can be assured of the peak performance required to meet the demands of today's rapidly changing work environment.

About WorldCom, Inc.
WorldCom, Inc. (WCOEQ, MCWEQ) 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.