Records, 1984-1994.

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Records, 1984-1994.

The records of the Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (27 feet, 1984-1994) come from Ricard Liebhaber. The bulk of the records consists of subject files documenting issues concerning MCI during Liebhaber's tenure as the company's executive vice president. Correspondence, special reports, memoranda, and monthly status reports chronicle the activities of MCI's engineering, operations, and MIS departments, and document the performance of MCI's network and operations. The files also address such topics as the transition of Satellite Business Systems (SBS) from IBM to MCI; the centralization and consolidation of MCI's engineering and operations functions; the development of Consolidated Billing and the Phoenix Project; various MCI telecommunications services; MCI's involvement with NSFNET and the development of the internet; and MCI Major and National Accounts.

28 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6743908

Hagley Museum & Library

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