[IP] Rewriting MCI's History
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From: Jonathan B Spira <jspira@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 7, 2004 4:16:22 PM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Rewriting MCI's History
MCI's Web site indicates the company was founded in 1968. See
http://global.mci.com/about/company/facts/
I believe that 1968 is the year Wm. McGowan joined MCI, but Jack Goeken
founded MCI (first known as Microwave Communications, Inc.) in 1963,
and began developing a microwave-based network. It's possible that a
new corporate entity was formed in 1968, but most companies tend to
list their first year as when the doors opened, regardless of whether
predecessor entities existed.
It's funny that a search in google for the "founder of MCI" will turn
up McGowan's name multiple times, but not the real answer, which is
Goeken.
/s/ Jonathan
Jonathan B. Spira
CEO and Chief Analyst
Basex, Inc.
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( +1 (212) 725-2600 x113
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