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1. www.cnet.com › tech › tech-industryMCI: The end of a telecom icon - CNET

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   Feb 16, 2005 · Two decades ago, MCI helped unravel the AT&T monopoly, transforming the telecommunications industry. Now it has been gobbled up by its archrival's offspring just as the competition it unleashed...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MCI_IncMCI Inc. - Wikipedia

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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.

3. telephoneworld.org › the-history-of-mciThe History of MCI (Microwave Communications, Inc.)

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   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.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MCI_CommunicationsMCI Communications - Wikipedia

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   MCI Communications Corporation (originally Microwave Communications, Inc.) was a telecommunications company headquartered in Washington, D.C. that was at one point the second-largest long-distance provider in the United States.

5. www.nytimes.com › 2005/02/15 › businessHow MCI Got Lost Amid the Competition - The New York Times

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   In a landmark ruling in 1969, the Federal Communications Commission approved MCI's project, unleashing more than 1,000 applications for microwave networks across the country.

6. findingaids.hagley.org › repositories › 3MCI Communications Corporation records - Hagley Museum and ...

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   The collection documents all facets of MCI history from 1968 to the end of the 1990s, as well as changes in the American telecommunications regulatory policy, legislation, and public perception of the industry.

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   When was MCI founded?

   • 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.

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   Why did MCI become a company?

   • MCI was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the monopoly of AT&T Corporation and introduced competition in the telephone industry. It also had an early commercial presence on the Internet. The company was acquired by WorldCom (later called MCI Inc.) in 1998.

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   What does MCI stand for?

   • Parts borrowed from Wikipedia and other sources. MCI Communications Corp. (originally Microwave Communications, Inc.) was a telecommunications company headquartered in Washington, D.C. that was at one point the second-largest long-distance provider in the United States. It is now a division of Verizon Business.

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   When did MCI go out of business?

   • The company was acquired by WorldCom (later called MCI Inc.) in 1998. Due to a large scandal, it declared bankruptcy and eventually broke itself from WorldCom ownership. It never fully recovered and eventually sold to Verizon in 2006. MCI was founded as Microwave Communications, Inc. on October 3, 1963.

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   What happened to MCI?

   • This was a huge success for MCI. In 1993, the company introduced a collect call service called “1-800-COLLECT”. They had a number of very funny TV commercials. Eventually wireless made most operator services obsolete and the service was sold to Viiz Communications in 2016. In October 1994, BT Group acquired 20% of the company for $4.3 billion.

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   Why is MCI important?

   • MCI was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the Bell System and introduced competition in the U.S. telephone industry. Its MCI Mail, launched in 1983, was one of the first Email services and its MCI.net was an integral part of the Internet backbone.

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8. www.hagley.org › research › digital-exhibitsInformation Age of MCI - hagley.org

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   In 1983, MCI proclaimed the U.S. Postal System dead. MCI believed their newest service, MCI Mail, would replace and surpass USPS.