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

                      November 5, 1996 (November 3, 1996)

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                       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.



                                 Not Applicable
         -------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)















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Item 5.  Other Events

         On  November  3,  1996,  MCI  Communications  Corporation,  a  Delaware
corporation (the  "Company"),  entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Agreement")  with  British  Telecommunications  plc, a public  limited  company
incorporated   under  the  laws  of  England  and  Wales  ("BT"),  and  Tadworth
Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation  and  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of BT
("Tadworth"),  pursuant to which the Company  will merge with and into  Tadworth
(the  "Merger").  As a  result  of the  Merger,  each  outstanding  share of the
Company's  common stock, par value $.10 per share (other than shares held in the
treasury of the Company or owned by BT or Tadworth or any persons who shall have
properly  exercised  their  rights to appraisal  under  Delaware  law),  will be
converted into the right to receive (i) 0.54 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")
of BT, each  representing ten ordinary shares of 25 pence each of BT (with cash 
being paid in lieu of fractional ADSs), and (ii) $6.00 in cash. The combined 
company will be named Concert plc and will operate under the BT and MCI brand 
names in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively.

         Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain conditions,  including
receipt of the approval of the Merger and the transactions  contemplated thereby
by the  stockholders  of the Company  and BT and receipt of required  regulatory
approvals.

         The  foregoing  description  of  the  Agreement  and  the  transactions
contemplated  thereby  does not purport to be complete  and is  qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2
hereto. A copy of the press release, dated November 3, 1996, issued by the
Company,  relating  to the  above-described  transaction  is attached as
Exhibit 99 hereto.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)  The following exhibits are filed with this report:

         2.  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated as of November 3, 1996,  among
British  Telecommunications  plc, MCI  Communications  Corporation  and Tadworth
Corporation.

         99. Press Release of the Company, dated  November 3, 1996,
relating to the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby.

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                           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/ David M. Case 
                                   ------------------------------
                                    David M. Case
                                    Vice President and Controller
                                    

Date: November 5, 1996















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                                                   EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
No.               Description

2                 Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated as of  November 3, 1996,
                  among  British   Telecommunications  plc,  MCI  Communications
                  Corporation and Tadworth Corporation.

99                Press Release of the Company, dated November 3, 1996, relating
                  to the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby.
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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

                      November 5, 1996 (November 3, 1996)

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                       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.

                                 Not Applicable
         -------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
PAGE 2

Item 5.  Other Events

         On  November  3,  1996,  MCI  Communications  Corporation,  a  Delaware
corporation (the  "Company"),  entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Agreement")  with  British  Telecommunications  plc, a public  limited  company
incorporated   under  the  laws  of  England  and  Wales  ("BT"),  and  Tadworth
Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation  and  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of BT
("Tadworth"),  pursuant to which the Company  will merge with and into  Tadworth
(the  "Merger").  As a  result  of the  Merger,  each  outstanding  share of the
Company's  common stock, par value $.10 per share (other than shares held in the
treasury of the Company or owned by BT or Tadworth or any persons who shall have
properly  exercised  their  rights to appraisal  under  Delaware  law),  will be
converted into the right to receive (i) 0.54 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")
of BT, each  representing ten ordinary shares of 25 pence each of BT (with cash 
being paid in lieu of fractional ADSs), and (ii) $6.00 in cash. The combined 
company will be named Concert plc and will operate under the BT and MCI brand 
names in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively.

         Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain conditions,  including
receipt of the approval of the Merger and the transactions  contemplated thereby
by the  stockholders  of the Company  and BT and receipt of required  regulatory
approvals.

         The  foregoing  description  of  the  Agreement  and  the  transactions
contemplated  thereby  does not purport to be complete  and is  qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2
hereto. A copy of the press release, dated November 3, 1996, issued by the
Company,  relating  to the  above-described  transaction  is attached as
Exhibit 99 hereto.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)  The following exhibits are filed with this report:

         2.  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated as of November 3, 1996,  among
British  Telecommunications  plc, MCI  Communications  Corporation  and Tadworth
Corporation.

         99. Press Release of the Company, dated  November 3, 1996,
relating to the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby.
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/ David M. Case 
                                   ------------------------------
                                    David M. Case
                                    Vice President and Controller
                                    

Date: November 5, 1996
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.               Description

2                 Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated as of  November 3, 1996,
                  among  British   Telecommunications  plc,  MCI  Communications
                  Corporation and Tadworth Corporation.

99                Press Release of the Company, dated November 3, 1996, relating
                  to the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby.