JACKSON, Mississippi (September 18, 1996) --
WorldCom, Inc. and Netco Communications Corporation recently
announced that they have entered into an agreement to form a
strategic alliance and financial relationship for the purpose of
accelerating deployment of Netco's WAMNET digital data delivery
services to the printing, pre-press and graphic arts industries. The
agreement builds upon WorldCom's existing vendor relationship
with Netco, and contemplates a long-term relationship for the
deployment of Netco's advanced data transportation technology
over WorldCom's international communications network.
"We are very pleased with this strategic step," said
Edward J. Driscoll, Netco's president. "WorldCom has
developed its fiber optic network to serve the particular needs of
communications intensive businesses. That infrastructure is ideally
suited to support the rapid deployment of our WAMNET data
transportation and related services to our targeted domestic and
international markets. We believe this relationship can provide
significant business opportunities to both companies."
WorldCom, Inc. is one of the largest long distance telephone
carriers in the United States, offering domestic and international
voice, data and video products and services to business customers,
other carriers and the residential market. The company operates a
nationwide digital fiber optic network in the United States and has
worldwide network capacity. The common shares of WorldCom, Inc. are
traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol WCOM.
Netco Communications Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a
privately held company that provides digital data delivery services
to the printing, pre-press, advertising and graphic arts
industries.
