New York, N.Y.—- The Nasdaq Stock Market^® announced today that the trading in WorldCom, Inc.-MCI Group (NASDAQ:MCITE) and MCI WorldCom Series A 8% Cumulative Quarterly Income Preferred Securities (NASDAQ: MCICE) is scheduled to resume today at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. For further information regarding the MCITE dividend, please refer to information available on the www.nasdaqtrader.com Web site.

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