Now comes the hard part

The merger between MCI Communications Corp. and WorldCom is subject to the approval of the stockholders of both companies, the FCC, the Department of Justice, various state government boards, and the European Commission. With the combined company, MCI WorldCom, the potential for network and operatio...

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Published inTelephony Vol. 233; no. 20; p. 8
Main Author Davis, Stephania H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Informa 17.11.1997
Subjects
Acquisitions & mergers
Frame relay
Quality of service
Service introduction
Stockholders
Systems integration
Telecommunications industry
United States > US
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ISSN0040-2656
2161-8690

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Summary:The merger between MCI Communications Corp. and WorldCom is subject to the approval of the stockholders of both companies, the FCC, the Department of Justice, various state government boards, and the European Commission. With the combined company, MCI WorldCom, the potential for network and operational integration problems is tremendous. According to Paul Wickre of Frame Relay Systems and Technology, because MCI frame relay is routed through equipment from Bay Networks, and WorldCom uses Cicso StrataCom equipment from its WilTel acquisition, the new company will have to eliminate dual trunking and backbones and somehow maintain the service levels.
ISSN:0040-2656
2161-8690