18.11.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 300/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 28 June 2000 declaring a concentration incompatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.1741 — MCI WorldCom/Sprint) (notified under document number C(2000) 1693) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/790/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 57 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/ 97 (3), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof, Having regard to the Commission decision of 21 February 2000 to initiate proceedings in this case, Having given the undertakings concerned the opportunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission, () O] L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum O] L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. () OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. Having regard to the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations (%), Whereas: (1) On 11 January 2000, the Commission received a noti- fication of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 by which MCI WorldCom, Inc. (MCI WorldCom) merge, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Regulation, with Sprint Corporation (Sprint) by way of exchange of shares. I. THE PARTIES (20 Both MCI WorldCom and Sprint are global communica- tions companies. MCI WorldCom provides a wide range of telecommunications services to businesses and consu- mers, including facilities-based local, long distance and international freephone, calling card, debit card and Internet services. Sprint provides, in the USA, local, long-distance, and wireless communications and Internet services. Sprint’s activities in Europe were (until Sprint’s withdrawal from its participation in Global One, a joint venture with Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom) conducted through Global One. () O] C 277, 18.11.2003.