MCI WorldCom's Online Customer Services Expand To E-Commerce Through Checkfree E-Bill

New Agreement Lets MCI WorldCom Customers Receive and Pay
Bills Online

ARLINGTON, Va., February 24, 1999 --

MCI WorldCom, a leader in providing innovative online services for its
customers since 1995, today announced an agreement with CheckFree, the
nation's leading provider of electronic billing and payment, that
will allow MCI WorldCom to expand its residential online portfolio in
the world of e-commerce.

By giving MCI WorldCom residential customers the option to receive
and pay their bills using the Internet, CheckFree and MCI WorldCom are
the first to deliver what other companies have been promising for years
-- online bill payment and delivery by a nationwide telecommunications
provider. MCI WorldCom now offers customers one more option to use the
Internet to view and pay their bills, in addition to its existing
online credit card or direct debit payment options.

To register for electronic bill delivery and payment, MCI WorldCom
customers can enroll in MCI WorldCom's online account manager at
www.mci.com/service and choose to change their payment option, or go to
the CheckFree E-Bill Web site at https://www.mybills.com/e-bill/; both
sites will require the customer's MCI WorldCom account number and
an e-mail address. After registering, MCI WorldCom customers will
receive a final paper bill by mail, then all future bills will be
presented electronically. The electronic version of their monthly bill
will include color graphics, logos and full-billing detail.

Using CheckFree E-Bill^SM -- backed by the industry's most
comprehensive point-to-point security -- MCI WorldCom residential
customers can simply click to approve the bill for payment, and the
amount of the bill is deducted electronically from their designated
bank account. Once MCI WorldCom customers are registered with CheckFree
and MCI WorldCom's Online Account Manager, they will also be able
to view past bills on their computer or print them for future
reference.

"The Internet allows us to make everyday tasks easier for our
customers," said Joyce Dorris, director of brand marketing for MCI
WorldCom. "This E-Bill offering with CheckFree gives our customers
added convenience they want while giving MCI WorldCom added cost
savings by driving more business online."

Bill summary will be available via Quicken and through online banks
and other financial services sites that support CheckFree E-Bill. These
sites include:

• First Union at
  www.firstunion.com

• Intuit's Quicken 98/99 software
  
• Charles Schwab at
  www.mybills.com/schwab

• Morgan Stanley Dean Witter at
  https://www.dwdean.com

• Prudential Securities at
  www.mybills.com/Prudential/WBP

Customers can then link back to MCI WorldCom's Online Account
Manager to view their account details and service their account online.

"Enabling electronic billing and payment for MCI WorldCom
customers is an important step forward for the industry," said
Pete Kight, chairman and chief executive officer of CheckFree.
"And as more financial services companies are coming online with
bill presentment, including leading institutions like Bank One, an even
broader range of consumers can electronically receive and pay their
core bills. Being able to receive and pay these core bills --
telecommunications, utilities, mortgage and credit card -- will
accelerate acceptance of the convenience and utility of electronic
billing dramatically. MCI WorldCom's obvious significance to the
telecommunications industry, and its commitment to providing its
customers with convenience and quality, makes this a strategic win for
CheckFree."

REAL CONTROL, REAL PERSONAL

In addition to the convenience of paying bills without the hassle of
checks and stamps, MCI WorldCom's Online Account Manager has been
enhanced to give customers complete control over their accounts. Secure
account information is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Customers can see their current and past MCI WorldCom statements,
review and update account information, add products and services, and
more, all from the comfort of their own computer.

MCI WorldCom customers can also use Online Account Manager to send
an e-mail to customer service representatives online, handling all
questions a customer may have right on the Web.

COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE OFFERING

MCI WorldCom offers the perfect complement to online bill
presentation and payment -- online savings. MCI One Net Savings is a
long-distance calling plan that allows residential customers to use the
Internet to receive added convenience and savings for long-distance
calling. By signing up online at www.mci.com/netsavings, MCI One Net
Savings customers receive a 24-hour flat rate of nine cents per minute
for state-to-state long-distance calls, in addition to MCI Five-Cent
Sundays.

ABOUT CHECKFREE

Founded in 1981, CheckFree, the operating subsidiary of CheckFree
Holdings Corp. (www.checkfree.com), is the leading provider of
electronic commerce services, software and related products for more
than 2.6 million consumers, 1,000 businesses and 850 financial
institutions. CheckFree designs, develops and markets services that
enable its customers to make electronic payments and collections,
automate paper-based recurring financial transactions and conduct
secure transactions on the Internet.

CheckFree introduced the nation's first live, market-release
product for electronic bill presentment and payment in March 1997,
after completing a successful two-year pilot program. CheckFree E-Bill
is the only fully integrated, end-to-end system for electronic
presentment and payment of richly formatted bills over the Internet.
CheckFree E-Bill uses existing payment systems and allows consumers to
access and pay their bills through the branded home-banking services of
financial institutions.

ABOUT MCI WORLDCOM

MCI WorldCom is a global communications company with revenue 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 38,000 buildings worldwide. For
more information on MCI WorldCom, visit the World Wide Web at
http://www.wcom.com.

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