MCI Inc
Industry: Software/Telecommunications/VoIP Software

MCI delivers a comprehensive portfolio of local-to-global business data, Internet and voice services to a 'Who's Who' list of the Fortune 1000. MCI is an established leader in IP network technology and Virtual Private Networking (VPN), delivering VPNs based on private data networks as well as our global Internet backbone, which spans six continents. Our portfolio includes SONET private line, frame relay, ATM and a full range of dedicated, dial and value-added Internet services. MCI today owns and operates some of the world's most complex and sophisticated custom networks, delivering value for a wide variety of customers and more than 75 U.S. federal government agencies. We also are a premier provider of audio, video, and Net conferencing services that enable customers to meet and collaborate remotely to effectively conduct business anywhere, anytime. MCI is the United States' second largest long distance company for residential customers. In April 2002, MCI launched The Neighborhood built by MCI, the industry's first truly any-distance, all-inclusive offering combining local and nationwide long distance calling from home to consumers for one low monthly price. The Neighborhood continues MCI's pioneering tradition, which has been based on opening up monopoly markets and providing innovative services to consumers nationwide.

Business Summary
MCI, Inc. provides Internet, data, and voice communication services to businesses and government entities worldwide. The company provides Internet-based virtual private networks (VPN), which are used to connect customer’s operating facilities, data centers, and remote sites or mobiles over the public Internet. Its VPN services include encryption, bandwidth prioritization, and centralized continuous monitoring and management. MCI offers private Internet protocol network using multiprotocol label switching to deliver voice, data, and video traffic. It also provides Web hosting services. MCI uses frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), and Internet protocol networks to provide data transmission services over public and private networks. Its frame relay services allow secure high-speed interconnection of data centers, local area networks, remote facilities, branch offices, point of sale terminals, and other sites, which send or receive data. The company’s ATM services enable the integration of data, voice, video, and multimedia communications. MCI also offers local, long distance, and international voice communication services; voice recognition and speech automation to enable automated telephone access to databases and other electronic information services; and audio and video teleconferencing and Web-based audio and video conferencing. In addition, it operates conferencing centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The company’s other voice communication services include calling cards, prepaid phone cards, toll-free services, voice messaging, speed dialing, caller identification, call waiting, call forwarding, three-way calling, and information service access. As of December 31, 2004, it owned and operated communications networks comprising approximately 100,000 route miles of network connections. MCI was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia.

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