MCI Inc.


ATT, MCI Log On

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Dec 1, 1994

A quick look at some of the on-line services AT T and MCI offer or plan to offer soon.  Read story

SEC Confirms Sarbox Reprieve

By Angus Loten |  Feb 1, 2008

Small firms have an extra year to comply with strict auditing rules created after Enron.  Read story

Innovation, We Trust

By John Case |  Oct 1, 2002

In the final installment of our three-part series on innovation, Inc focuses on how today's economic trends will effect the innovative entrepreneurs...  Read story

Mci Founder Bill Mcgowan

Aug 1, 1986

The man who plotted the overthrow of Ma Bell's monopoly now runs a $3-billion shop by fighting bureaucracy, welcoming change, and constantly redefining what ...  Read story

Returns: Mergers and Accusations

By Kenneth Klee |  Oct 1, 2002

Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.  Read story

Deregulation Blues

By Steve Coll |  Oct 1, 1985

TELECOMMUNICATIONS MODEL SUGGESTS THAT DEREGULATION WON'T BOOST ENTREPRENEURS.  Read story

Take The Credit

Jul 1, 1982

By eliminating Bell telephone credit cards and switching to another long-distance carrier, Bill Kist & Associates Inc., sales representatives for audi...  Read story

The Government's Take on E-mail

By John Fried |  Oct 1, 2005

Regulators have (surprise) thought up lots of rules governing e-mail. It's your job to figure out which ones cover you.  Read story

An 800 Choice

By Robert A. Mamis |  Dec 1, 1992

A comparison of the 800-number services offered by the three major long distance companies.  Read story

Benchmark: Intimidated by Cyberspace?

By Phaedra Hise |  Apr 1, 1996

Some data from a 1995 Gallup survey of 300 small-business owners about their use of computers for communications.  Read story

Small Firms Denied Break on Sarbanes-Oxley

By Angus Loten |  May 17, 2006

The SEC ruled against giving small public companies an exemption from the corporate governance law.  Read story

E-Mail Grows Up

By Sarah Schafer |  Mar 15, 1997

Various businesspeople tell how they are using different E-mail packages to handle a variety of tasks.  Read story

A Little Down. Far From Out

By Leigh Buchanan |  Oct 15, 2002

A sign of our economic times.  Read story

New Ways to Retain and Reward Employees (Hint: We're Not Talking Stock Options)

Oct 10, 2002

In the wake of media reports about abuse of stock options, some technology firms are rethinking the incentives they use to compensate valuable employees. Mea...  Read story

Small Businesses Looking for Bigger Say with FASB

By Matt Quinn

May 27, 2004 --Since the collapses of the likes of Enron and WorldCom and the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley governance laws in 2002, ...  Read story

The Do-It-Yourself Marketing-Effort Analysis

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 1, 1994

Sortable spreadsheet allows CEO to assess sales performance and response to ads and direct mail.  Read story

SOX Reprieve for Small Business

By Angus Loten |  Dec 12, 2007

The SEC will review rules requiring external checks on financial controls at smaller companies.  Read story

Small Firms Get Break on Accounting Rules

By Angus Loten |  Dec 13, 2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome.  Read story

Taking Stock

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jun 1, 1984

These days, companies like Apple Computer, MCI, and Tandem are choosing to remain over-the-counter, and the American Stock Exchange, for one, is fighting mad.  Read story

In This Issue

By John Koten |  May 1, 2005

This month's letter from the editor.  Read story

Some Jobs Recession Proof

By Ana Patricia Ferrey |  Jul 15, 2008

Despite a weaker economy, demand for nurses, sales reps, and software developers remains high.  Read story

Fax Service Finds New Calling on Internet

By Mike Hofman |  Jan 1, 1998

Ben Feder's start-up, .Comfax Inc., devised a service that allows small businesses to save money by sending faxes over the Internet.  Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley Draws Renewed Criticism

By Laura Rich

Jan. 13, 2005 --Less than three years after the public scandals of Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossing first came to light, a group of com...  Read story

UNTITLED

Feb 1, 2003

This Valentine's Day, as people celebrate their romantic bonds, many will also reflect on another significant relationship in their lives: the one between...  Read story

The Marketeer

By David Whitford |  Oct 15, 1995

A close-up look at the 1995 Inc. 500's number one company and how it made it to the number one slot.  Read story

Ball Club of the New Economy

By Jerry Useem |  May 15, 1998

A look at how the Florida Marlins, the 1997 World Series winners, have worked much like a high-tech start-up; they hired the best talent, beat the competitio...  Read story

Beyond the Wall

By Wendy Marx |  Jun 3, 1996

Call it wall power. Two young Connecticut entrepreneurs have figured out how to crack the $30 billion dollar college market by delivering advertise...  Read story

Keeping In Touch

By Joanne Kelleher |  Apr 1, 1983

From simple beeps to ticker-tape printouts, the message is clear. Pagers and mobile phones are rapidly becoming more useful and affordable.  Read story

What Enron Didn't Teach Us

By Angus Loten |  Jan 1, 2008

Years after multibillion-dollar scandals rocked corporate America, more than half of employees at both public and private companies admit they have witnessed...  Read story

Companies Face Higher Turnover Among Top Managers

By Angus Loten |  Oct 9, 2006

In September alone, more than 2,000 executives were replaced nationwide, including 222 CEOs.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1999

CEOs give advice on: boning up on employment law; making the most of customer feedback; finding big-time IT for your small company; and streamlining the due ...  Read story

What's Next: One-Stop Shopping

By Robert X. Cringely |  Jan 1, 2003

Well, now. A Web-based service someone actually needs. Want a piece?  Read story

Returns: More Reasons to Love Your Banker

By Kenneth Klee |  Feb 1, 2003

These days your best bet for investing your money may well be the same place you borrow it from.  Read story

Employment Contracts

Employment contracts replace the normal hiring arrangement between employer and employee with a legal document in which the employment relationship is spe...  Read story

Executive Education: Inc. Shops the Top Marketing Programs

By Karen E. Carney |  Oct 1, 1994

A list of five sales-and-marketing "executive ed" programs, with information such as tuition, length and phone numbers.  Read story

Tomorrow's Workforce

By Samuel Fromartz |  Sep 15, 2000

How one inner-city program is trying to give kids the skills they need -- and the ones you need, too.  Read story

UNTITLED

Feb 1, 2003

While global risk has become a focal point for investors, corporate malfeasance is still a hairy elephant. But if the recommendations made Thursday by the...  Read story

The Booming Business Of Syndicated Real Estate

By John Case |  May 1, 1984

Let's say your broker is E. F Hutton, and when E. F. Hutton talks, you listen. One of Hutton's more provocative sales pitches, you decide, describes...  Read story

His Banking Industry Software Never Caught On, So Bill Randle is Now Targeting the Health Care Market

By Alex Salkever |  Mar 1, 2008

Can he hang on long enough to succeed?  Read story

Code of Ethics

A code of ethics issued by a business is a particular kind of policy statement. A properly framed code is, in effect, a form of legislation within the com...  Read story