MCI Technology Literacy Grant Announcement

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MCI Provides Student Technology Literacy to 10,000 California Students
Grant Opportunity Announced

OLYMPIA, WA - December 15, 2005 - MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCIP) today announced a
grant opportunity for middle schools in the California Central Valley. The
grant will provide a student technology literacy program at no cost to the
school. The initiative aims to improve student technology literacy skills by
utilizing student-to-student peer training and mentoring and research based
practices. In partnership with Generation Y, the MCI award will include
training, materials, resources, certificates, and a stipend for the teacher
or advisor running the technology literacy program in the school.

This opportunity is available to any public Title I school in the Central
California Valley region (comprising 13 counties) that serves seventh grade
students. The application is online at the Generation Y website
http://www.geny.org/mci and is due January 18, 2006.

The goal of the grant is to close the digital divide by ensuring
traditionally underserved students have access to technology and the skills
to use it in powerful ways related to their school and community. In
addition, the grant funding will assist schools in meeting the federal No
Child Left Behind (NCLB) goal of ensuring every eighth grade student becomes
technology literate. Finally, students will be able to create projects in
any language for use in their own homes, schools and communities.

"Technology literacy for students is a crucial goal," said Elisa L. Liang,
vice president, MCI Community Relations.  "Connecting underserved youth with
innovative, exciting opportunities such as those provided through this
grant, offers a key to improving education and helping students achieve
their potential."

"We are very excited about this opportunity to reach so many students in
California," said Dr. Dennis Harper, executive director of the non-profit
Generation Y. "By encouraging students to create innovative, personally
meaningful projects using technology, they assume responsibility for their
own learning. Some of these students will also take on leadership roles in
their own schools, mentoring and teaching their peers about technology."

About MCI, Inc.
MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCIP) is a leading global communications provider,
delivering innovative, cost-effective, advanced communications connectivity
to businesses, governments and consumers. With one of the most expansive
global IP backbones and wholly-owned data networks, MCI develops the
converged communications products and services that are the foundation for
commerce and communications in today's market. For more information, go to
www.mci.com.

About Generation Y
Generation Y promotes constructive technology use by youth. They accomplish
this mission by providing resources, materials, models, and collaborative
opportunities for youth-created, coordinated, and constructed by their
peers.  For more information, go to  www.geny.org.

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For more information contact:
Dr. Dennis Harper
Generation Y
(888) 941-4369 x111
dennis@xxxxxxxx

Eligible Counties:
Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced,
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, or Tuolumne.

Related Sites:
Grant Application: www.geny.org/mci
Press Release (Word and PDF): www.geny.org/mci/pressrelease
Generation Y: www.geny.org
MCI: www.mci.com


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