MCI WorldCom Sells Stake in New Zealand's Clear Communications to BT

JACKSON, MS -June 25, 1999- MCI WorldCom, Inc. announced that
effective today, the company has sold its 25 percent stake in New
Zealand's Clear Communications to British Telecom. The transfer
fulfills a previous agreement with BT to sell the shares following
completion of the September, 1998 merger that created MCI WorldCom.
MCI WorldCom is a global leader in communications services with 1998
revenues of more than $30 billion and established operations in over 65
countries encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific
regions. MCI WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and
fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet
services. MCI WorldCom's global networks, including its
state-of-the-art pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems,
provide end-to-end high-capacity connectivity to more than 40,000
buildings worldwide. MCI WorldCom is traded on NASDAQ under WCOM. For
more information on MCI WorldCom, visit the World Wide Web at
http://www.wcom.com.