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To: Satellite Mike who wrote (8794)	2/21/1999 10:17:00 AM
From: Arnie Doolittle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10227

"Miracle Match", eh? What was the miracle? That Borg-McEnroe could still play or that Nextel was advertising there? :-) Arnie

To: Satellite Mike who wrote (8794)	2/21/1999 6:49:00 PM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10227

From this week's Business Week article on WCOM: CRITICAL WEAKNESS. Just as important, Ebbers lacks several key strategic assets even after combining the two companies. One critical weakness: MCI WorldCom has no presence in the booming wireless industry. Ebbers has resisted buying a wireless company because the service hasn't been important to business customers. But analysts think the service is too popular to ignore any longer. Moreover, MCI WorldCom lacks a broad local-service offering for residential customers. Even in New York, where the company said it would offer local service, it has taken only minor steps. ''Watch what they do, not what they say,'' says James G. Cullen, president of Bell Atlantic Corp. Message 7948690