Filed by MCI, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act of 1933 and deemed
filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     Subject Company: MCI, Inc.
Commission File No.: 001-10415

The following was distributed to MCI employees today:

E-mail to all employee shareholders

You have recently received proxy materials asking for your vote in support of the MCI – Verizon merger. Please be sure your shares are represented and voted. MCI’s Board of Directors unanimously recommends you vote FOR the merger. Since the merger requires the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock – a failure to vote is the same as a vote against the merger.

You can vote through the internet site, by telephone or by return mail. Voting instructions follow.

Internet

*	Go to the website address: www.cesvote.com
*	Have your proxy card ready
*	Follow the simple instructions that appear on your computer screen

Telephone

*	Call toll free: 1-888-693-8683
*	Use any touch tone telephone
*	Have your proxy card ready
*	Follow the simple recorded instructions

Mail

*	Mark, sign and date your proxy card
*	Detach your proxy card
*	Return your proxy card in the postage paid envelope provided

Thank you for voting promptly.

Susan Watson

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

In connection with the proposed acquisition of MCI, Verizon filed with the SEC on August 31, 2005, an amended registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a definitive proxy statement of MCI and a prospectus (Registration No. 333-124008) containing important information about the proposed acquisition. Investors are urged to read the proxy statement and prospectus and any other relevant materials filed by Verizon or MCI because they contain important information about Verizon, MCI and the proposed acquisition. The proxy statement and prospectus and other relevant materials and any other documents filed by Verizon or MCI with the SEC may be obtained for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Investors may also obtain free copies of these documents at www.verizon.com/investor, or by request to Verizon Communications Inc., Investor Relations, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Free copies of MCI’s filings are available at www.mci.com/about/investor_relations, or by request to MCI, Inc., Investor Relations, 22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Ashburn, VA 20147. Additionally, proxy materials can be obtained by contacting MacKenzie Partners, Inc. toll-free at (800) 322-2885, collect at (212) 929-5500 or by email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com. Investors are urged to read the proxy statement and prospectus and the other relevant materials before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed acquisition.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

Verizon, MCI, and their respective directors, executive officers, and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from MCI shareowners with respect to the proposed transaction. Information about Verizon’s directors and executive officers is available in Verizon’s proxy statement for its 2005 annual meeting of shareholders, dated March 21, 2005. Information about MCI’s directors and executive officers is available in MCI’s proxy statement for its 2005 annual meeting of stockholders, dated April 20, 2005. Additional information about the interests of potential participants is included in the proxy statement and prospectus and other materials filed with the SEC.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

NOTE: This document contains statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following important factors could affect future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: a significant change

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in the timing of, or the imposition of any government conditions to, the closing of the transaction, if consummated; actual and contingent liabilities; and the extent and timing of our ability to obtain revenue enhancements and cost savings following the transaction. Additional factors that may affect the future results of Verizon and MCI are set forth in their respective filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.verizon.com/investor/ and www.mci.com/about/investor_relations/sec/.

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