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MCI WorldCom Inc. launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening the company’s position in the advanced data and Internet services industry. Under the new plan, the company hopes to deliver everything from network and access services to hosting and web site creation to burgeoning e-businesses, as well as traditional companies that are adding a ‘click-and-mortar’ component to corporate strategies.

“This is a fundamental shift in our company, where we make investments, how we train our people and where we deploy our resources,” says Bernie Ebbers, MCI WorldCom’s CEO. We’re going to become the preeminent provider of a whole range of services that help our customers succeed in the e-business space.

The initiative, which consists of five core service sets, will build upon the Internet transport and access capabilities of UUNET, an MCI WorldCom business unit. Among the five service sets provided will be network and access, hosting, and turn-key and customized web solutions. The company says it will commit an additional $1.2 billion to expand its collocation by 40 percent. When completed, MCI WorldCom will have 2.6 million square feet of collocation facilities in 112 cities worldwide.

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