MCI President and CEO Michael D. Capellas to Speak at Goldman Sachs Communacopea Investor Conference

Ashburn, Va., October 1, 2004 - MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCIP) today announced that Michael D. Capellas, MCI president and CEO, will participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopea Conference in New York City on Wednesday, October 6, 2004. Mr. Capellas will discuss MCI's current strategy as well as give his perspectives on trends affecting the telecommunications industry.

A link to the live audio webcast of Mr. Capellas' remarks will be available from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. EDT at www.mci.com/investor. The webcast will be archived on this website through November 5, 2004.

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.