With this merger, WorldCom accelerates by 12-to-18 months our ability to provide world-class managed Web and application hosting services -- one of the highest growth markets in the industry,

To have a world-class tight-head in your squad is a huge asset, not only for his playing ability but for his overall contribution both on and off the field.

WorldCom condemns unauthorized carrier switches, and we cooperated fully with the FCC's review, ... The incidents highlighted by the FCC were perpetrated by a few sales employees, who have since been terminated.

We have now hit the ground running with new products and we will soon be in full stride as one company.

The merger will greatly expand our total number of local networks and advance our entrance into more secondary cities by as much as two years,

We are exploring opportunities to separate portions of our switched voice operations into separate companies or tracking stocks,