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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this proxy statement/prospectus, to be filed on or around November
17, 2000, of our report dated March 24, 2000, on the consolidated financial
statements of WorldCom, Inc., included in WorldCom Inc.'s Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and to all references to our Firm in this
proxy statement/prospectus.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Jackson, Mississippi
November 17, 2000
