WorldCom, Inc. Schedules Webcast for 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

CLINTON, Miss., June 13, 2002 – WorldCom, Inc. will host its 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 14, 2002 at 12:00pm EDT. The meeting will be webcast via the WorldCom website located at http://www.worldcom.com/investor/. The webcast will be available through June 28, 2002.

ABOUT WORLDCOM, INC.
WorldCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: WCOM, MCIT) is a pre-eminent global communications provider for the digital generation, operating in more than 65 countries. With one of the most expansive, wholly-owned IP networks in the world, WorldCom provides innovative data and Internet services for businesses to communicate in today's market. In April 2002, WorldCom launched The Neighborhood built by MCI - the industry's first truly any-distance, all-inclusive local and long-distance offering to consumers for one fixed monthly price. Effective as of the close of regular trading on July 12, 2002, WorldCom will eliminate its tracking stock structure and have one class of common stock with the NASDAQ ticker symbol WCOM. For more information, go to http://www.worldcom.com.