Bernard Ebbers, the former WorldCom CEO, was formally indicted on federal charges of fraud, conspiracy and making false statements about the financial health of WorldCom. The high-profile indictment announced by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in New York
Ex-WorldCom CEO Indicted on Fraud Charges
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You just read about WorldCom. One of the companies whose work it now carries:
MFS Communications built Metropolitan fiber networks and competitive local exchange services. What became of it?
MFS Communications brought Metropolitan fiber networks and competitive local exchange services to Telecom. That work was distinctive enough to lead to its acquisition by WorldCom for US$14.3B. The standalone name now passes into the archive — but the team and technology continue inside WorldCom today. One of 430 names here whose work outlived the company.
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March 1From 25 years of the Converge Digest archive.