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 May 4,
2001, of our report dated March 30, 2001, on the consolidated financial
statements of WorldCom, Inc., included in WorldCom, Inc.'s Form 10-K/A for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and to all references to our Firm in this
proxy statement/prospectus.

                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Jackson, Mississippi
May 4, 2001