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...what about the folks on the receiving end of a mail bomb? "That's a tough one," says Vinton Cerf, an MCI executive who helped design the Internet in the late '60s. "If you knew who was sending you the mail, you could install a filter to throw it away. But trying to discard thousands of messages when you don't know where they're coming from just isn't possible...
...Internet was built to be an open and cooperative system. That's its strength -- and its weakness. "It's a fragile environment," says Pipeline founder James Gleick. "There's no cleverness in breaking a system like Pipeline. We're not MCI. We're exactly the kind of small-scale operation that gives the Internet its vitality and richness...
...other behemoths: a joint venture formed by Sprint and a trio of cable TV operators; and a foursome of Baby Bells made up of Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, US West and the cellular spin-off of Pacific Telesis. After being wooed and spurned by a variety of players, MCI, the second largest long-distance carrier, decided to go it alone...
...MCI Communications is beginning a new service that lets consumers locate domestic and international telephone numbers with a single call. The directory service is now available to callers throughout the U.S., whether or not they are MCI subscribers, simply by dialing 1-800-CALL-INFO. Two inquiries will cost you 75 cents...
Long-distance phone provider MCI Communications asked regulators in five states on Monday to let it start providing local phone service. MCI Metro, a subsidiary of MCI, filed requests to serve customers in Washington, Maryland, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The move would put the firm in direct competition with regional phone companies that hold near-monopolies in those states. If the regulators approve, it could help lower your phone bill eventually, since competition tends to drive rates down. Don't count your discounts yet, though. Regional phone companies like Ameritech in the Midwest are complaining about the MCI proposal, saying...