ASHBURN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2004--MCI, Inc., (NASDAQ: MCIP - News) today began trading its stock on The NASDAQ Stock Market, the final milestone of one of the largest corporate turnarounds in history. MCI stock will trade on The NASDAQ National Market under the new symbol "MCIP," which reflects MCI's Internet Protocol (IP) heritage.

"Our employees selected MCIP as our new ticker symbol to reflect MCI's leadership as a global IP provider," said Michael Capellas, MCI president and chief executive officer. "With the same employee dedication and determination that brought us here today, MCI is now focused on our future, on serving our customers and leading the industry to the next generation of integrated communications."

"MCI is a global communications leader, and we are honored to welcome them back to The NASDAQ Stock Market," said Bob Greifeld, president and chief executive officer of NASDAQ. "As our long-standing technology and business partner, MCI embodies the innovative leadership of NASDAQ listed companies. For over 10 years, MCI's financial extranet has been the underlying platform for NASDAQ's advanced electronic stock market, reporting billions of shares each day for the financial community."

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