FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20554

					
April 19, 2000




Ms. Magalie Roman Salas
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325
Washington, DC 20554

Re:	Application for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses and Section 
214 Authorizations from Sprint Corporation to MCI WorldCom, Inc.

CC Docket No. 99-333

Dear Ms. Salas:

	In compliance with the Commission's proposed merger timeline, Commission 
staff,  James Bird, Claudia Fox, Pamela Megna and I met with Brad Stillman of MCI 
WorldCom, Richard Metzger of Lawler, Metzger & Milkman, Leon Kestenbaum of 
Sprint, and Sue Feldman of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher on April 18, 2000 (day 74) to 
discuss whether the Commission has the information it needs to fully consider the 
applications relating to the proposed license transfer between MCI WorldCom and Sprint  
(Applicants).  The staff informed the Applicants that, as might be expected in a merger of 
this size and complexity, it needs some additional information.  Specifically, staff asked 
the Applicants to submit additional information on the Internet and long distance markets 
and to provide certain consultant reports that are relevant to this information.

Accordingly, the proposed 180-day clock outlined by the Commission on 
March 1, 2000 has stopped on day 75 until staff has received the requested information 
and issues a completeness review letter.  The staff also explained that the Commission's 
consideration of the applications relating to this proposed license transfer is one of the 
"test cases" being used to try out the proposed time line and see what modifications 
might be necessary or useful (e.g., is day 75 a realistic time to conduct a "completeness 
review" in the "most complex cases.")  Comments on the timeline based on its specific 
application to this and other cases, by the applicants or others, are encouraged.  









This was the first completeness review under the proposed timeline in a specific 
case, and the Bureau staff has undertaken to prepare and file this statement for the record 
describing the meeting.  The Applicants made no substantive presentation on the merits 
to the staff during the meeting.

					Sincerely,




Michelle Carey, Chief
					Policy and Program Planning Division
					Common Carrier Bureau

cc:   Brad Stillman
        Richard Metzger
        Leon Kestenaum
        Sue Feldman