Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Telecommunications_company
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
1998
Merger WorldCom |
| gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:Sprint_Corporation
gptkb:Qwest_Communications AT&T |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
2003
|
| gptkbp:employees |
Approximately 40,000 (1997)
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1963
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:William_McGowan
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Virginia gptkb:Ashburn,_Virginia Ashburn |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
MCI Communications
|
| gptkbp:industry |
Telecommunications
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_McGowan
gptkb:Bernard_Ebbers |
| gptkbp:notable_alumni |
Partnership_with_Microsoft
Partnership_with_IBM Partnership_with_Oracle Partnership_with_Cisco_Systems Partnership_with_Dell Partnership_with_HP |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First to offer flat-rate long-distance service
Involved in the 2002 accounting scandal Pioneered the use of fiber optics Merged_with_WorldCom_in_1998 Rebranded_as_MCI_after_acquisition |
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
1983
WorldCom |
| gptkbp:revenue |
$5.5 billion (1997)
|
| gptkbp:serviceArea |
gptkb:North_America
International |
| gptkbp:services |
Internet services
Long-distance telephone service Data services |
| gptkbp:stockSymbol |
gptkb:WCOM
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:UUNET_Technologies
gptkb:MCI,_Inc. MCI WorldCom MCI_Communications_Services,_Inc. MCI_Network_Services MCI_Telecommunications_Corporation |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Verizon_Communications
|
| gptkbp:technology |
VPN
VoIP MPLS Dedicated Internet Access Managed_Network_Services |
| gptkbp:type |
Public company
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.mci.com
|