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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>
   <periodOfReport>2003-08-04</periodOfReport>
    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000723527</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>WORLDCOM INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WCOEQ</issuerTradingSymbol>
   </issuer>
   <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001200231</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KELLY ANASTASI D</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>3333 BEVERLY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>B6 277A</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOFFMAN ESTATES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60179</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
         <isDirector>0</isDirector>
         <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
         <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
         <isOther>0</isOther>
         <officerTitle>Exec. V.P. &amp; General Counsel</officerTitle>
      </reportingOwnerRelationship>
   </reportingOwner>
   <remarks>(1) The Form 3 relates to two classes of WorldCom, Inc. common stock. &quot;WCOEQ&quot;, the symbol placed at the top of this form,
is the ticker symbol for the WorldCom group common stock. The ticker symbol for the MCI group common stock  is &quot;MCWEQ&quot;.

(2) The responses for Table I, Item 1 and Table II, Item 1 are &quot;None.&quot;</remarks>
   <ownerSignature>
      <signatureName>/s/ Anastasia D. Kelly</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-08-13</signatureDate>
   </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

