MCI asked that AT&T; be forced to pay court costs.

MCI Communications is asking a federal court to order American Telephone & Telegraph to pay $27.6 million in fees and costs incurred by MCI in its long-running antitrust lawsuit against the communications giant. The petition includes $10.3 million in attorney’s fees, a $10-million contingency fee for its law firm and other expenses--all stemming from a lengthy court battle that resulted in a $113-million antitrust award to MCI.