WESTWOOD, KS -- The following statement should be attributed to J. Richard Devlin, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Sprint: “Sprint has been notified by the Department of Justice of its intent to file suit to block the company’s merger with WorldCom. We are disappointed that we have been unable to convince the Justice Department that the merger is in the best interest of the American public and would advance competition. Over the next several days we will determine our next steps.”

The company believes it has presented an overwhelming case in support of the merger.

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