**Exhibit 10.57**

 

**WAIVER NO. 5**

**TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DIP CREDIT AGREEMENT**

 

WAIVER NO. 5 dated as of June 10, 2003 (this “***Waiver No. 5***”) to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) among WORLDCOM, INC., a debtor and debtor-in-possession in a case pending under chapter 11 of the BankruptcyCode, as borrower (the “***Borrower***”), each of the Guarantors party to the Credit Agreement, each a debtor and debtor-in-possession in a case pending under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, as guarantors (the“***Guarantors***”), each of the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) party hereto, and CITICORP USA, INC., as administrative agent (the “***Administrative Agent***”). Capitalized terms defined in theCredit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined. 

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS: 

 

(1)The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Senior Secured Superpriority Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of October 15, 2002, amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of October30, 2002, modified by Waiver No. 2 dated as of December 30, 2002, amended by Amendment No. 3 dated January 31, 2003 and amended by Amendment No. 4 dated March 24, 2003 (as amended or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “***CreditAgreement***”) among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lender Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Initial L/C Issuer, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and JointBookrunner, Salomon Smith Barney Inc. as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Documentation Agent and Collateral Monitoring Agent for the Lender Parties and the other Secured Parties, GECC CapitalMarkets Group, Inc., as Joint Lead Arranger, and The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. and Foothill Capital Corporation, as co-documentation agents. 

 

(2) The Borrower and the Guarantors have requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to waive certain reporting requirements under theCredit Agreement. 

 

(3) The undersigned Lenders and theAdministrative Agent are willing to waive the relevant provisions of the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Waiver No. 5. 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows: 

 

SECTION 1. Waiver. The requirements of clause (i) of Section 5.03(b) (other than with respect to the requirement to deliver Consolidated incomestatements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) are hereby waived; *provided, that***,**** this waiver shall immediately cease to be effective if at any time, and for any period during which, the sum of the amount on deposit in theCash Concentration Account *plus* amounts then on deposit in investment accounts subject to account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent is less than $1,000,000,000. 

 

SECTION 2. Effectiveness. This Waiver No. 5 shall become effective asof the date first above written (the “***Amendment Effective Date***”) upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following: (a) counterparts of this Waiver No. 5 executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors and the RequiredLenders (or, as to any of the Required Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such Lender has executed this Waiver No. 5) and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent and (b) payment for all fees, costs and expenses of theAdministrative Agent and the Initial Lenders which have been invoiced to the Borrower and are due and payable (including, without limitation, any fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to Section 4 below) as of the date of theBorrower’s execution hereof. 

 

SECTION 3. Effect onCredit Agreement. On and after the effectiveness of this Waiver No. 5, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or 

 

words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in each other Loan Document to “the Credit Agreement”,“thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as modified by this Waiver No. 5. The Credit Agreement, as specifically modified by thisWaiver No. 5, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Except as expressly provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Waiver No. 5 shall not operate as awaiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender Party or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. 

 

SECTION 4. Payment of Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand allreasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Initial Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Waiver No. 5 (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of one joint outsidecounsel for the Administrative Agent and the Initial Lenders) in accordance with the terms of Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement. 

 

SECTION 5. Execution in Counterparts. This Waiver No. 5 may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separatecounterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Waiver No. 5 by telecopiershall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Waiver No. 5. 

 

SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Waiver No. 5 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have each caused this Waiver No. 5 to be executed and delivered bytheir respective duly authorized officer as of the date first above written. 

 
**The Borrower**
WORLDCOM, INC., a debtor and a

debtor-in-possession, as Borrower

By
      
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

**The Guarantors**

 

Access Network Services, Inc. 

Access Virginia, Inc. 

ALD Communications, Inc. 

BFC Communications, Inc. 

Bittel Telecommunications Corporation 

Brooks Fiber Communications ofArkansas, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Bakersfield, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Connecticut, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Fresno, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Massachusetts, Inc. 

Brooks FiberCommunications of Michigan, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Minnesota, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Mississippi, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Missouri, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Nevada, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications ofNew England, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of New Mexico, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of New York, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Ohio, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Oklahoma, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications ofRhode Island, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Sacramento, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of San Jose, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Stockton, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Tennessee, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communicationsof Texas, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Tucson, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Tulsa, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications of Utah, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Communications-LD, Inc. 

Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc. 

BTC Transportation Corporation 

Business Internet, Inc. 

Chicago Fiber Optic Corporation 

Com Systems, Inc. 

COM/NAV Realty Corp. 

Cross Country Wireless, Inc. 

 

each a debtor and a debtor-in-possession, and

each a Guarantor

By
      
Name:
    
Title:
 
Authorized Person

 

CS Wireless Battle Creek, Inc. 

CS Wireless Systems, Inc. 

E.L. Acquisition, Inc. 

Express Communications, Inc. 

FiberNet Rochester, Inc. 

Fibernet, Inc. 

Healan Communications, Inc. 

ICICapital LLC 

Intelligent Investment Partners, Inc. 

IntermediaCapital, Inc. 

Intermedia Communications Inc. 

IntermediaCommunications of Virginia, Inc. 

Intermedia Investment, Inc. 

Intermedia Licensing Company 

Intermedia Services LLC 

Jones Lightwave of Denver, Inc. 

Marconi Telegraph Cable Company, Inc. 

MCI Canada, Inc. 

MCI Communications Corporation 

MCI Equipment Acquisition Corporation 

MCI Galaxy III Transponder Leasing, Inc. 

MCI Global Access Corporation 

MCI Global Support Corporation 

MCI International Services, L.L.C. 

MCI International TelecommunicationsHolding Corporation 

MCI International Telecommunications Corporation 

MCI International, Inc. 

MCI Investments Holdings, Inc. 

MCI Network Technologies, Inc. 

MCI Omega Properties, Inc. 

MCI Payroll Services, LLC 

MCI Research, Inc. 

MCITranscon Corporation 

MCI Wireless, Inc. 

MCI WORLDCOM Brands,L.L.C. 

MCI WORLDCOM Brooks Telecom, LLC 

MCI WORLDCOM CapitalManagement Corporation 

MCI WORLDCOM Communications of Virginia, Inc. 

MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. 

 

each a debtor and a debtor-in-possession, and

each a Guarantor

By
      
Name:
    
Title:
 
Authorized Person

 

MCI WORLDCOM Financial Management Corporation 

MCI WORLDCOM Global Networks U.S., Inc. 

MCI WORLDCOM International, Inc. 

MCI WorldCom Management Company, Inc. 

MCI WORLDCOM MFS Telecom, LLC

MCI WORLDCOM Network Services of Virginia, Inc. 

MCI WORLDCOMNetwork Services, Inc. 

MCI WORLDCOM Synergies Management Company, Inc. 

MCI/OTI Corporation 

MCImetro Access Transmission Services of Virginia, Inc. 

Metrex Corporation 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Arizona, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Baltimore, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems ofCalifornia, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Connecticut, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Dallas, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Delaware, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Denver, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems ofDetroit, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Florida, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Houston, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Indianapolis, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Inc. 

Metropolitan FiberSystems of New Hampshire, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of New Jersey, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of New Orleans, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of New York, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Ohio, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems ofOregon, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Philadelphia, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Pittsburgh, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Seattle, Inc. 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems of St. Louis, Inc. 

Metropolitan FiberSystems/McCourt, Inc. 

MFS CableCo U.S., Inc. 

MFS Datanet,Inc. 

MFS Telecom, Inc. 

MFS Telephone of Missouri, Inc.

 

each a debtor and a debtor-in-possession, and

each a Guarantor

By
      
Name:
    
Title:
 
Authorized Person

 

MFS Telephone of New Hampshire, Inc. 

MFS Telephone of Virginia, Inc. 

MFS Telephone, Inc. 

MFS/C-TEC 

MFSA Holding, Inc. 

Military CommunicationsCenter, Inc. 

MobileComm Europe Inc. 

Mtel Asia, Inc.

Mtel Cellular, Inc. 

Mtel International, Inc. 

Mtel Latin America, Inc. 

Mtel Microwave, Inc. 

Mtel Service Corporation 

N.C.S. Equipment Corporation 

National Telecommunications of Florida, Inc. 

Netwave Systems, Inc.

networkMCI, Inc. 

Northeast Networks, Inc. 

Nova Cellular Co. 

NTC, Inc. 

Overseas Telecommunications, Inc. 

Shared Technologies FairchildCommunications Corporation 

Shared Technologies Fairchild Telecom, Inc. 

Shared Technologies Fairchild, Inc. 

SkyTel Communications, Inc. 

SkyTel Corp. 

SkyTel Payroll Services, LLC 

Southernnet of South Carolina, Inc. 

Southernnet Systems, Inc. 

Southernnet, Inc. 

Telecom*USA, Inc. 

Teleconnect Company 

Teleconnect Long Distance Services & Systems Co. 

Tenant Network Services, Inc. 

TransCall America, Inc. 

Tru Vision Wireless, Inc. 

Tru Vision-Flippin, Inc. 

TTI National, Inc. 

 

each a debtor and a debtor-in-possession, and

each a Guarantor

By
      
Name:
    
Title:
 
Authorized Person

 

UUNET Australia Limited 

UUNET Caribbean, Inc. 

UUNET Holdings Corp. 

UUNETInternational Ltd. 

UUNET Japan Ltd. 

UUNET Payroll Services,LLC 

UUNET Technologies, Inc. 

Virginia Metrotel, Inc.

Wireless One, Inc. 

Wireless Video Services 

WorldCom Broadband Solutions, Inc. 

WorldCom Caribbean, Inc. 

WorldCom East, Inc. 

WorldCom ETC, Inc. 

WorldCom Federal Systems, Inc. 

WorldCom ICC, Inc. 

WorldCom International Data Services, Inc. 

WorldCom International, Inc.

WorldCom International Mobile Services, Inc. 

WorldComInternational Mobile Services LLC 

WorldCom Overseas Holdings, Inc. 

WorldCom Payroll Services, LLC 

WorldCom Purchasing, LLC 

WorldCom Ventures, Inc. 

WorldCom Wireless, Inc. 

 

each a debtor and a debtor-in-possession, and

each a Guarantor

By
      
Name:
    
Title:
 
Authorized Person

 

**The Administrative Agent**
CITICORP USA, INC., as

Administrative Agent

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 
**The Initial Lenders**
CITICORP USA, INC., as Initial Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Initial Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL

CORPORATION, as Initial Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

**The Lenders**
THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,

as Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION, as

Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK,

AG - NEW YORK BRANCH, as Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST, as

Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

**The Lenders (continued)**
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING

CORPORATION, as Lender

By
        
Name:
    
Title:
  
 

MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, a division of

Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc.

By
        
Name:
    
Title: