MCI President and CEO Michael Capellas to Keynote the Needham Growth Conference

Ashburn, Va., January 6, 2005 - MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCIP) today announced that President and CEO Michael Capellas will deliver the keynote address at the Needham Growth Conference in New York City on Tuesday, January 11, 2005. Mr. Capellas will provide an update on MCI's financials and discuss the company's current strategy and trends affecting the telecommunications industry.

A link to the live audio webcast of Mr. Capellas' remarks will be available from 12:20 to 1:30 pm Eastern time at www.mci.com/investor. The webcast will be archived on this website through April 26, 2005.

About MCI
MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCIP) is a leading global communications provider, delivering innovative, cost-effective, advanced communications connectivity to businesses, governments and consumers. With the industry's most expansive global IP backbone, based on the number of company-owned points of presence, and wholly-owned data networks, MCI develops the converged communications products and services that are the foundation for commerce and communications in today's market. For more information, go to www.mci.com.