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MCI was founded as Microwave Communications, Inc. on October 3, 1963, with John D. Goeken being named the company's first president. The initial business plan was for the company to build a series of microwave radio relay stations between Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri.
In January 2006, the company, by then renamed MCI, was acquired by Verizon Communications and was later integrated into Verizon Business. WorldCom was originally headquartered in Clinton, Mississippi before relocating to Ashburn, Virginia when it changed its name to MCI.
Feb 16, 2005 · MCI began its battle into the telecommunications market in 1968, when William G. McGowan organized the MCI Communications Corp. in an effort to take on the monopolistic phone company.
Mar 15, 2005 · April 20 - MCI exits bankruptcy, minus the infamous WorldCom name, and with about $5.7 billion in debt and $6 billion in cash. July 9 - MCI files a lawsuit against its former chief executive ...
In 1984, a court ordered the breakup of AT&T and, in the process, ushered in never-before-seen competition in the telecommunications industry. But MCI never found its next big frontier to...
Dec 27, 2020 · MCI was founded as Microwave Communications, Inc. on October 3, 1963. The initial business plan was for the company to build a series of microwave radio relay stations between Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri.
Oct 1, 1997 · British Telecom's planned $22bn (pounds 13.5bn) merger with MCI appeared dead last night after WorldCom, a fast-growing US operator, launched a rival $30bn hostile bid.