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MCI, Inc. (formerly WorldCom and MCI WorldCom) was a telecommunications company. For a time, it was the second-largest long-distance telephone company in the United States, after AT&T.
Founded in 1968 as Microwave Communications, Inc. (MCI) by John Goeken, owner of a mobile radio business, MCI's regulatory history began in 1963, when Goeken filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to construct a private line microwave radio system between Chicago and St. Louis, Missouri.
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.
WorldCom would emerge from bankruptcy in 2004, rebranding itself as MCI, before being bought by Verizon. Prior to the acquisition, MCI was headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia. The MCI acquisition provided Verizon with an international long-distance network and several large corporate customers.
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.
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.
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Jun 9, 1992 · William McGowan, the feisty founder of MCI Communications Corp. whose dogged challenge of AT&T; forced its historic breakup and sparked a revolution in the telecommunications industry, died...
