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MCI denies harbouring spammers
News US Internet service provider MCI has denied having any involvement with spammers, following the removal of Send-Safe.com -- which offers spamming services -- from its network. MCI originally claimed that the Send-Safe Web site was hosted on the...
[March 1, 2005, 11:35]
MCI settles SEC probe, wins Iraq contract
News WorldCom, which recently changed its name to MCI, flew high as a major Internet backbone provider until last year when an accounting scandal of titanic proportions collapsed its stock price, put its executives in severe legal peril, forced the...
[May 20, 2003, 16:11]
MCI Worldcom buys Sprint for $115bn
News In the largest merger ever, American telecoms giants MCI WorldCom and Sprint confirmed they are merging in a stock swap valued at $115bn (£70.12bn) excluding debt. To make the hefty price tag more palatable for investors, MCI WorldCom said it could...
[October 5, 1999, 12:10]
DOJ v MS: AOL, MCI called in
News MCI Communications Corp. Officials at telecommunications companies MCI and Sprint gave confirmations in almost the same words. MCIC), Sprint Corp. FON), and America Online Inc. AOL) all said Friday they had received civil subpoenas from the Justice...
[February 23, 1998, 12:16]
MCI-Verizon deal sparks spam fears
News Campaigners are divided over the impact that Verizon's proposed $6.75bn buyout of MCI could have on spam levels. If [Verizon] combines with MCI, that makes it safer for hosting spam," said Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus.
[February 15, 2005, 14:15]
MCI WorldCom, Sprint talking merger
News MCI WorldCom and Sprint have been holding talks about a merger that would combine the US' second- and third-largest long-distance carriers, though significant obstacles remain that could scuttle a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
[September 24, 1999, 16:38]
A Year Ago: MCI WorldCom, Sprint talking merger
News MCI WorldCom and Sprint have been discussing a mega-merger, but big obstacles still exist. MCI WorldCom and Sprint have been holding talks about a merger that would combine the US' second and third-largest long-distance carriers, though significant...
[September 24, 2000, 7:05]
MCI accused of harbouring spammers
News Anti-spam campaigner Spamhaus has accused US-based Internet service provider MCI of hosting a Web site that distributes malware used by spammers. Because MCI WorldCom not only know they are hosting the Send-Safe spam operation, MCI's executives...
[February 7, 2005, 17:45]
MCI spreads Wi-Fi roaming with Boingo deal
News MCI will more than triple its footprint of Wi-Fi access points through a partnership with Boingo Wireless, MCI announced on Tuesday. The roaming agreement not only gives MCI an international presence with its Wi-Fi locations but also keeps the...
[December 17, 2003, 11:40]
A Year Ago: BT, MCI, MS, Concert spy $28b intranet market
News The powerful alliance of BT, MCI, Concert and Microsoft has laid down a huge challenge to would-be rivals for intranet managed services. The demand for intranets is exploding," said Steven Von Rump, senior vice president of data architecture at MCI.
[November 13, 1997, 8:44]
BT, MCI, MS, Concert spy $28b intranet market
News The powerful alliance of BT, MCI, Concert and Microsoft has laid down a huge challenge to would-be rivals for intranet managed services. The demand for intranets is exploding," said Steven Von Rump, senior vice president of data architecture at MCI.
[November 13, 1996, 14:53]
US Report: EU panel OKs merger between MCI-WorldCom
News A European Union antitrust panel recommended approval of the $37bn (£22.6bn) merger between telecommunications powers WorldCom and MCI Communications provided MCI sells its Internet businesses, an industry source said Friday.
[June 22, 1998, 10:27]
BT Buys Back Concert From MCI
News BT Thursday said it would pay about $1bn (£.6bn) to take back its 24.9 percent stake in Concert - its joint venture with MCI Communications. After WorldCom beat BT in the bid for MCI, BT said it intended to buy out its stake in Concert, but terms...
[August 14, 1998, 6:42]
BT-MCI merger will create world's second largest telecoms group
News BT this morning announced it has entered a $20 billion merger agreement with MCI the US's second largest telecoms group. BT is roughly twice the size of MCI and acquired a 20 per cent stake in 1993, creating the Concert Communications Services...
[November 4, 1996, 11:26]
BT, MCI, Microsoft plan intranet service tie-up
News MCI recently completed a timely $60 million revamp of its Internet backbone.
[November 13, 1996, 13:56]
AT&T sues MCI for Canada call routing
News MCI continues to secretly route phone calls through Canada, even though it is under investigation for doing so by state and federal regulators, AT&T alleged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. But in what AT&T dubs the "Canada Gateway Project,” MCI is...
[September 3, 2003, 17:50]
BT/MCI deal suffers further delay
News British Telecom (BT) is re-evaluating its merger with MCI in a move which should plunge the deal into another month of uncertainty. The review was initiated following an MCI profit warning last month and is expected to take a further look at the...
[August 1, 1997, 15:04]
US Justice Department OKs BT's MCI buyout
News Department of Justice announced on Monday it has conditionally approved British Telecommunications PLC's $20 billion-plus buyout of MCI Communications Corp.the largest takeover of a U.S.based company by a foreign concern.
[July 8, 1997, 15:43]
WorldCom confident MCI deal will go through
News WorldCom Inc.had to settle for its second choice of global phone companies when it made a $30 billion bid for MCI Communications Corp.this morning. That was the half-joking assertion of a supremely confident Bernard Ebbers, the rapier-wit president...
[October 2, 1997, 10:50]
WorldCom nabs MCI
News WorldCom raised its bid for MCI Communications Corp.from $41.50 to to $50 a share, and MCI announced it had accepted the bid this morning. WorldCom's sweetened $37 billion all-stock bid beat out an earlier bid by British Telecommunications and a...
[November 10, 1997, 12:24]
