Massachusetts Names MCI An Authorized Provider To Government

-- MCI to Provide Services to State, Local and Regional Government Facilities --

ASHBURN, Va., April 22, 2003 - MCI today announced that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has selected MCI as an authorized provider for Network, Hosting and Data Center Services. Under terms of the contract, MCI will be eligible to provide services to state, local and regional government organizations, schools and hospitals throughout the commonwealth.

MCI will offer Massachusetts agencies a range of Web hosting services from Internet and network colocation to complex managed hosting solutions with the support of its managed application and hosting affiliate Digex (OTCBB: DIGX). MCI's advanced services will enable Massachusetts's government entities to quickly, securely and cost-effectively automate their systems while allowing them to focus on serving the needs of their constituents.

Delivered over MCI's facilities-based global IP and data networks and through its state-of-the art data centers, these solutions can help Massachusetts' agencies improve management of intra-government services; enhance business continuity and operational efficiency via streamlined communication between departments and agencies; and more effectively interact with citizens through online, self-service and feature-rich Web sites.

With one of the largest IP infrastructures in the world, MCI offers governments and agencies the reach and efficiency of a public network with the performance and security of a private network. MCI's wide range of integrated private and public network service offerings supports existing infrastructures while offering a seamless migration path to new technologies.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts contract award is the latest in a series of new MCI government contract signings and extensions. As one of the largest telecommunications providers to government agencies, MCI provides government customers of all sizes the ability to enhance the access to, and delivery of, government services through advanced voice, data and Internet solutions.

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About the WorldCom-Digex Affiliation
The WorldCom-Digex affiliation strategically combines the custom managed Web and application hosting expertise of Digex with the shared, dedicated and colocation hosting technologies of WorldCom to offer businesses of all sizes the full continuum of secure, dependable hosting services. Powered by the reach and reliability of the facilities-based WorldCom global network, the WorldCom-Digex affiliation rapidly delivers scalable, high-availability outsourced solutions that enable companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia to better focus on their core business.