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To: Jim Lurgio who wrote (2614)	6/16/1998 8:35:00 AM
From: ANANT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11568

JL and all: NYT article June 16, 98 MCI Offers to Sell More Internet Units By SETH SCHIESEL nytimes.com Excerpts: Continuing to try to win regulatory approval of its $37 billion acquisition by Worldcom Inc., MCI Communications Corp. has offered to sell additional components of its Internet business, people close to the negotiations between MCI and regulators said Monday. Kind rgds ANANT

To: Jim Lurgio who wrote (2614)	6/16/1998 11:18:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Respond to of 11568

US antitrust regulator says most mergers okay biz.yahoo.com Klein also sought to address concerns raised in a letter from lawmakers last week that U.S. antitrust regulators were allowing European authorities too much sway in the analysis of mergers of U.S. companies such as the $37 billion combination of MCI Communications Corp. (MCIC - news) and WorldCom Inc (WCOM - news). ''We have heard concern in this regard, specifically as to the MCI/WorldCom merger,'' he said. ''While cooperation can be very beneficial in cases where two different antitrust authorities are reviewing the same matter, we will not permit such cooperation to effect the independence of federal antitrust enforcement in the United States with respect to our review of the MCI/WorldCom merger or any other matter,'' Klein said.