Consumers and businesses can now order the industry's most comprehensive package of communications services on the 'net; MCI's New World Wide Web Site provides wealth of information for Internet users.WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1995--From ordering services that keep consumers in touch with their friends and family to technology tools that make businesses more productive, MCI's hot new billboard on the Information Superhighway is the place to go for the most up-to-date company information and service offerings online. With the click of a mouse, users can now, for the first time, order long distance service, calling cards, and other communication tools for their home or office. "MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. has evolved from just a long distance company to a company that is pioneering the Information Age," said Angela Dunlap, MCI's president of Marketing. "This new Web site allows us to meet the changing needs of our customers, as more consumers and businesses find shopping for services on the Internet an attractive option. Integrating this site with our traditional marketing activities offers our customers the most comprehensive solutions to their communications needs," Dunlap added. Highlights of the new MCI site include the following: --For Home: Consumers can now view their MCI invoice online and check out the Proof of Savings Table to see how much they've saved with MCI's Friends & Family. Visitors to the site can also order calling cards, and learn about how to order paging and cellular service, and other communications services that help keep them in touch with loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl . --For Work: Users can learn how MCI is providing answers to business challenges with its networkMCI Solutions portfolio of communications and information services See Information Systems. that gives companies a competitive advantage in today's rapidly changing business environment. Users can also purchase debit cards debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. online, access an international travel guide and many other services that meet the needs of today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. customer. --Daily News Feed: 'Net surfers who want to learn more about the telecommunications industry can log on to the site daily to read late-breaking industry news. --About MCI: Access MCI news in English or Spanish, download the company's annual report, read MCI's history, learn about MCI's technological pioneering or community involvement across the country. The URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. for this site is http://www.mci.com and can be accessed by using any Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. software. MCI's site goes live today, and includes a feedback option for users to send their comments to MCI. Visitors to this site can also link to the News Corp./MCI Online Ventures' site on the Internet (http: //www.internetMCI.com or http://www.delphi.com) where they can shop at the newly redesigned marketplaceMCI, view TV Guide's Fall Preview online, and access the news, entertainment and programming information the company offers Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f . MCI, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has expanded from its core long distance business to become the world's third largest carrier of international calling and a premier provider of data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. over the vast Internet computer See Internet appliance and network computer. network. With annual revenue of more than $13.3 billion, the company today provides a wide array of consumer and business long distance and local services, data and video communications, on-line information, electronic mail, network management services and communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems . News Corp./MCI Online Ventures, a joint venture between News Corp. and MCI to launch new Internet-based online services for businesses and consumers, provides a wide range of interactive products and services including original news programming, a comprehensive guide to the Internet, a variety of games, an engaging online space for children, and a host of specialized programming developed jointly with News Corp. companies as well as with other non-affiliated partners. CONTACT: MCI Carol Blymire, 800/644-NEWS newsmci@mcimail.com |
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