BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 18, 1999 ISSUE
COVER STORY

A Bigger No. 2


                    AT&T             MCI WORLDCOM        MCI WORLDCOM
                                                           SPRINT

TOTAL CUSTOMERS     80 million       22 million          42 million
CONSUMER VOICE     $21.7 billion    $6.9 billion        $9.7 billion
BUSINESS VOICE     $16.4 billion    $14.1 billion       $19.7 billion
TOTAL VOICE        $38 billion      $20.9 billion       $34.9 billion**
DATA/INTERNET      $7.7 billion     $11.0 billion       $13.8 billion
WIRELESS           $6.7 billion      N.A.               $2.9 billion
INTERNATIONAL      $1.1 billion     $1.8 billion        $1.8 billion
OTHER              $8.3 billion*    $378.0 million      $665 million
TOTAL              $61.9 billion    $34.1 billion       $54.2 billion


ALL 1999 ESTIMATES

SOURCE: SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO.

* INCLUDES CABLE BUSINESS
** INCLUDES $5.6 BILLION FROM LOCAL PHONE SERVICE


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