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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

integral part of the Internet backbone. The company was acquired by WorldCom in 1998. MCI was founded as Microwave Communications, Inc. on October 3, 1963

was from the MCI half of the 1997 WorldCom/MCI merger, later told Fort Worth Weekly in May 2002 that he had expressed concerns about MCI's spending habits

BT planned to buy out MCI shares of stock, WorldCom offered a stock-swap, which was more attractive to the stockholders. WorldCom took control in September

its name to WorldCom. In 1996, WorldCom acquired MFS Communications (originally Metropolitan Fiber Systems) and in July 1998, it acquired MCI Communications

"mishaps", Worldcom filed for bankruptcy. Worldcom came out of bankruptcy renamed as "MCI" in April 2004. In less than a year, the remains of MCI was sold

Worldcom acquired MCI and became MCI WorldCom, WorldCom Advanced Networks briefly became MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks. MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks

operated as MCI from 1963 to 1998 MCI Inc., formerly called WorldCom, which acquired MCI Communications, and was later acquired by Verizon Communications

is known for restructuring such U.S. firms as Trans World Airlines, MCI, WorldCom, and Enron as well as overseas companies including Telecom Italia SpA

WorldCom and MCI announced their US$37 billion merger including combining internetMCI & UUNET Internet operations. 1998 – The combined MCI WorldCom opens