EXHIBIT 10.56

                  Capacity Sales Agreement Schedule 2
           WORLDCOM CAPACITY ACCESS SERVICE AGREEMENT


This WorldCom Capacity Access Service Agreement (the "Agreement") is 
made by Exodus Communications Inc., a California corporation located at 
2831 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054 
("Customer"), and WORLDCOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ("WorldCom"), a Delaware 
corporation, for service described below.

1.      SERVICES:  Interexchange telecommunications service (the "Private 
Line Service") and STM-1 Service shall be provided by WorldCom subject 
to the rules and regulations governing the Service in the applicable 
tariffs of WorldCom and one or more of the tariffs of WorldCom affiliates 
(e.g., WorldCom Network Services, Inc. and Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc.) 
for the applicable jurisdictions and/or state(s) (collectively, the 
"Tarift").  The Tariffs provide terms and conditions of the Service 
which include, but are not limited to, taxes, credit approval procedures, 
Customer credits, termination liability, and limitations with respect to 
the assignment of the Service.  The Tariffs may be modified from time to 
time by WorldCom in accordance with law and thereby affect the Service 
furnished to Customer.  For purposes of this Agreement, Private Line 
Service and STM-1 Service shall be referred to as (the "Service").  
WorldCom STM-1 service is interexchange high capacity private line 
interexchange point-to-point service conforming the SDH standard for 
transmission of simultaneous full-duplex digital signals at 155.52 Mbps 
("STM-1 Service").

2.      TERMS AND CONDITIONS:  The parties agree that the terms and 
conditions of this Agreement shall supplement, or to the extent they are 
inconsistent with the Tariffs, supersede the terms and conditions of the 
Tariffs.

3.      TERM/COMMENCEMENT /COMMITMENT:

        Customer Commitment Period:             ***

        Minimum Monthly Commitment:             ***

        Commencement Date:  For the purposes of this Agreement, (the 
"Commencement Date") will be the next billing cycle following the date 
this Agreement has been fully executed by both parties and Customer has 
received a satisfactory credit review and approval from WorldCom's Credit 
Department, and all security documentation, if any, required by WorldCom 
has been properly executed and delivered to WorldCom (collectively, the 
"Credit Review").

        Commitment Commencement Date:  is 3 months following the 
Commencement Date above.

***Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this 
document. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Commitment Ending Date:  is *** months following the Commitment 
Commencement Date above; thereafter, Commitment shall be month-to-month 
until either Party gives thirty (30) days' written notice to the other 
Party.

4.      LETTER OF AGENCY ("LOA"):  The undersigned [duly authorized 
representative of Customer] hereby authorizes WorldCom, if requested by 
Customer, to provision Customers Local Access.  This LOA supersedes all 
previous LOAs and shall remain in effect until canceled by Customer in 
writing.

5.      PRICING:  Rates and discounts for Interstate Domestic Private Line 
Service during the Customer Commitment Period shall be as set forth in 
the applicable Tariffs.  Rates for STM-1 Service are as set forth below:

A.      WORLDCOM LOCAL ACCESS PRICING
        (based on one hundred and twenty (120) months)

SERVICE TYPE                          PRICING*
STM-1           Type I                  Per city pair, as set forth below

Type 1 sites consist of sites which are provisioned entirely on 
WorldCom's local network ("Type I Sites").

***

***Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this 
document. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.


ENTIRE AGREEMENT:  This Agreement (including any documents incorporated 
herein by reference) constitutes the entire understanding between the 
parties and supersedes any prior agreements and proposals between the 
whether oral or written, for Capacity Access Service provided hereunder.

WORLDCOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.             Exodus Communications Inc.

/s/ Frank M. Grillo                      /s/ James J. McInerney  

(Authorized Signature)                   (Authorized Signature)

FRANK M. GRILLO, V.P. OF MARKETING      James J. McInerney, EVP, Engineering

(Print Name - Title)                     (Print Name - Title)

                                         February 17, 1999     

(Date Received)                                 (Date Received)