Ashburn, Va., April 27, 2005 - MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCIP) will announce its first quarter 2005 financial results before market open on Thursday, May 5, 2005. The Company will host a conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. EDT to discuss its results. A live webcast of the conference call will be www.mci.com/investor. An archive of the presentation will be available for replay for 30 days.
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.
| Area: | Global |
| Name: | Peter Lucht |
| Tel: | +1-617-535-5533 |
| E-mail: | peter.lucht@verizon.com |
| Area: | Global |
| Name: | Susan Watson |
| Role: | Investor Contact |
| Tel: | (866) 642-0211 |
