More Hurricane Help

IRVING, Texas -- To aid in continued efforts to provide food and shelter to people affected by Hurricane Katrina's devastation, Nokia (NYSE:NOK) has made a donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross. The Red Cross has placed priority on meeting the most urgent and critical needs of emergency shelter, food and water.

   Mobile phones will be donated to the Red Cross at shelters in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas, to help evacuees contact family members. Nokia is also providing support to wireless network operators working to re-establish service in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

   Nokia will also match employee contributions to disaster relief efforts at 100 percent.

   "We are deeply saddened by the events of this week in the Gulf Coast States, and on behalf of our employees, express our sympathies to those affected by Hurricane Katrina," said Timothy Eckersley, senior vice president, Nokia. "We at Nokia feel especially compelled to be involved in relief efforts given our long-standing relationship with the City of New Orleans, most notably through the Nokia Sugar Bowl. We are committed to serving the immediate and long-term needs of the citizens of New Orleans."

   We encourage other companies and individuals to continue contributing as you can. If you are interested in donating to the American Red Cross, please visit their Web site at http://www.redcross.org/ , or call 1-800-HELP NOW.

Nokia Corp.

BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- AT&T announced today additional efforts to strengthen the emergency communications infrastructure and calling capabilities throughout the hurricane stricken Gulf Coast community.

   "There's no way to quickly rebuild the communities or lives destroyed by a disaster of this magnitude," said AT&T Chairman and CEO David W. Dorman. "But we can facilitate restoration efforts and aid those whose lives have been disrupted by restoring crucial communications along the devastated Gulf Coast."

   AT&T has offered its services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) and will establish IP-based calling centers where directed by the federal agency to give evacuees and emergency workers access to free calling.

   By employing its AT&T CallVantage(R) Service, the company can quickly provision broadband phone lines allowing callers to make free local and long distance calls to friends and families. The first of these calling centers is expected to be operational within a week's time.

   To that end, the company announced the donation of 35,000 AT&T PrePaid Phone Cards for distribution to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The 30-minute cards will be distributed by the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army to aid victims throughout the nation.

   And, the AT&T Foundation has increased its cash donation to the Red Cross to $1 million. Additionally, it has quadrupled its matching employee contributions for up to a total of $500,000, and set up a fund through the AT&T Pioneers to assist company employees who have been directly affected by the hurricane.

AT&T Corp.

ASHBURN, Va. -- MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCIP) is working closely with government officials, relief agencies and other organizations in the U.S. Gulf Coast and surrounding areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina to restore vital network infrastructure and to bring humanitarian relief to people in need.

   MCI has pledged to contribute $500,000 in cash to the American Red Cross on behalf of its employees and the company. That donation comprises a $250,000 immediate cash donation by the company and another $250,000 to be raised through a company-wide employee matching program. MCI's goal is to raise a minimum of $3 million for storm relief through corporate contributions, an employee cash match donation program, in-kind donations, volunteerism and other relief support efforts.

   "Our thoughts are with those whose lives have been disrupted by the hurricane and its aftermath," said Michael D. Capellas, MCI president and CEO. "MCI and our employees are doing everything we can to make things better for people in these hard-hit areas."

MCI Inc.