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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:acquired
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gptkb:MCI_Communications_Corporation
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Sprint_Corporation
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gptkbp:acquisition_year
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gptkb:1997
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gptkbp:brand
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gptkb:World_Com
gptkb:MCI
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gptkbp:ceo
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gptkb:Bernard_Ebbers
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:AT&_T
gptkb:Qwest_Communications
gptkb:Sprint
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:2003
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gptkbp:financials
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gptkb:2002
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:1983
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:William_S._Lerach
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gptkbp:headcount
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approximately 60,000 employees (2001)
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Clinton,_Mississippi
corporate office
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MCI World Com
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:legacy
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impact on telecommunications industry
influence on corporate governance
regulatory changes in accounting practices
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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SEC investigation
class action lawsuit
criminal charges against executives
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gptkbp:market_cap
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$180 billion (2000)
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gptkbp:network
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global telecommunications network
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:politics
merger with MCI
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gptkbp:notable_technology
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gptkb:cloud_services
data centers
broadband services
fiber optic technology
Vo IP services
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gptkbp:partnership
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government contracts
various technology companies
international telecommunications providers
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gptkbp:revenue
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$30 billion (2001)
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:Internet_services
data services
voice services
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gptkbp:stock_symbol
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gptkb:WCOM
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:UUNET_Technologies
gptkb:MCI
gptkb:World_Com,_Inc.
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Verizon_Communications
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:MCI_Communications_Corporation
gptkb:Cable_&_Wireless_plc
gptkb:MCI,_Inc.
gptkb:William_C._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:William_J._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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