SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT

                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 2, 1998 
                                                          (January 29, 1998)


                       MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
            ----------------------------------------------------
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                    0-6457            52-0886267
     --------------           ----------------       -------------
     (State or other             (Commission         (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of             File Number)        Identification No.)
     incorporation)



           1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
           ------------------------------------------------------
                  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code (202) 872-1600.




















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                                     PAGE 2


Item 7. Exhibits.


Exhibit No.                                  Description
-----------                           -----------------------

   99(a)                      1997  Earnings   Release  of  MCI   Communications
                              Corporation dated January 29, 1998.

   99(b)                      Supplemental  financial  information  provided  as
                              attachments to the 1997 Earnings Release.


Forward-looking Statements May Prove Inaccurate

MCI has made certain  forward-looking  statements in this Current Report on Form
8-K that are  subject  to risks and  uncertainties.  Forward-looking  statements
include information  concerning the possible future results of operations of the
company, its long-distance  telecommunication services business, its investments
in ventures and  developing  markets  ("VDM")  businesses,  the possible  future
results of  operations of the company and MCI  WorldCom,  Inc.  ("MCI/WorldCom")
after the merger (the  "Merger") of MCI with and into TC  Investments  Corp.,  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  WorldCom,  Inc.,  and  statements  of  information
preceded by, followed by or that include the words  "estimates",  "expects",  or
similar expressions.  For those statements, the company claims the protection of
safe-harbor for forward-looking  statements  contained in the Private Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned  that important  factors
such as the following  could affect the future results of the company,  its long
distance  telecommunication  services  and VDM  businesses  and the  company and
MCI/WorldCom after the Merger and could cause those results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: material adverse changes
in  the  economic   conditions  in  the  markets   served  by  the  company  and
MCI/WorldCom;  a significant delay in the expected closing of the Merger; future
regulatory actions and conditions in MCI's and  MCI/WorldCom's  operating areas,
including the ability of the company to obtain local  facilities at  competitive
rates; the ability of the company to pass on to its customers certain surcharges
imposed by the Federal Communications Commission; and competition from others in
the U.S. and  international  long-distance  markets,  including the entry of the
RBOC's and other companies into the long-distance markets in the U.S.







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                                     PAGE 3


                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                   MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                                    /s/ Edward G. Freitag
                                   ------------------------------
                                    Edward G. Freitag
                                    Assistant Secretary

Date: February 2, 1998











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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                                   Description
-----------                             -----------------------

   99(a)                        1997  Earnings  Release  of  MCI  Communications
                                Corporation dated January 29, 1998.


   99(b)                        Supplemental  financial  information provided as
                                attachments to the 1997 Earnings Release.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT

                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 2, 1998 
                                                          (January 29, 1998)

                       MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
            ----------------------------------------------------
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                    0-6457            52-0886267
     --------------           ----------------       -------------
     (State or other             (Commission         (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of             File Number)        Identification No.)
     incorporation)

           1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
           ------------------------------------------------------
                  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code (202) 872-1600.
PAGE 2

Item 7. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                                  Description
-----------                           -----------------------

   99(a)                      1997  Earnings   Release  of  MCI   Communications
                              Corporation dated January 29, 1998.

   99(b)                      Supplemental  financial  information  provided  as
                              attachments to the 1997 Earnings Release.

Forward-looking Statements May Prove Inaccurate

MCI has made certain  forward-looking  statements in this Current Report on Form
8-K that are  subject  to risks and  uncertainties.  Forward-looking  statements
include information  concerning the possible future results of operations of the
company, its long-distance  telecommunication services business, its investments
in ventures and  developing  markets  ("VDM")  businesses,  the possible  future
results of  operations of the company and MCI  WorldCom,  Inc.  ("MCI/WorldCom")
after the merger (the  "Merger") of MCI with and into TC  Investments  Corp.,  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  WorldCom,  Inc.,  and  statements  of  information
preceded by, followed by or that include the words  "estimates",  "expects",  or
similar expressions.  For those statements, the company claims the protection of
safe-harbor for forward-looking  statements  contained in the Private Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned  that important  factors
such as the following  could affect the future results of the company,  its long
distance  telecommunication  services  and VDM  businesses  and the  company and
MCI/WorldCom after the Merger and could cause those results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: material adverse changes
in  the  economic   conditions  in  the  markets   served  by  the  company  and
MCI/WorldCom;  a significant delay in the expected closing of the Merger; future
regulatory actions and conditions in MCI's and  MCI/WorldCom's  operating areas,
including the ability of the company to obtain local  facilities at  competitive
rates; the ability of the company to pass on to its customers certain surcharges
imposed by the Federal Communications Commission; and competition from others in
the U.S. and  international  long-distance  markets,  including the entry of the
RBOC's and other companies into the long-distance markets in the U.S.
PAGE 3

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                                    /s/ Edward G. Freitag
                                   ------------------------------
                                    Edward G. Freitag
                                    Assistant Secretary

Date: February 2, 1998
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                                   Description
-----------                             -----------------------

   99(a)                        1997  Earnings  Release  of  MCI  Communications
                                Corporation dated January 29, 1998.

   99(b)                        Supplemental  financial  information provided as
                                attachments to the 1997 Earnings Release.