Records, 1912-1989.

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Records, 1912-1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122567557

The bulk of the records of MCI International (20.5 feet, 1912-1987) come from Western Union International and RCA Global Communications, Inc. (commonly known as RCA Globcom), which MCII acquired in 1987 from General Electric.

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General Electric Company

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Founded 1892. Corporate interests include: Broadcasting; Electric Components; Household Appliances; Lighting Equipment; Motors; Telecommunications; Electromedical Industry. From the description of Technical records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865339 Founded 1892. From the description of General Electric Company in Camden, N.J., collection, 1878-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979711 Schenectady, NY. From the description of Electr...

Western Union Corporation.

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AT & T.

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Radio corporation of America

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RCA Communications, Inc.

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RCA Global Communications

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Western Union Telegraph Company

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The bark Golden Gate and clipper ship Nightingale were both involved in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to British Columbia, Alaska and Russia to survey areas where the Western Union Telegraph Company planned to construct a telegraph line linking America and Europe. The line was never completed. Charles S. Bulkley was Engineer-in-Chief and Charles M. Scammon was Chief of Marine. The bark Golden Gate was the flagship of the expedition from June 1865 to March 1866, after which the clipper s...

MCI Communications Corporation

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MCI Communications Corporation, Inc. (MCI) was incorporated in Delaware in August 1968 as Microwave Communications of America, Inc. (MICOM) (name was changed in July 1971), to provide businesses with nationwide microwave telecommunications services at low prices. Its predecessor, Microwave Communications, Inc., was established in October 1963 in Joliet, Illinois, and later became one of MCI's seventeen regional companies engaged in construction of MCI network segments. During the 19...

MCI International, Inc.

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MCI International, Inc. was the cornerstone of MCI's efforts to develop international communications operations in the 1980s. The company was formed when MCI Telecommunications Corporation acquired Western Union International, Inc. (WUI) from the Xerox Corporation on July 1, 1982 to form MCI International, Inc. (also known as MCII). A subsidiary of MCI Communications Corporation, MCII was established as the holding company for Western Union International telex business and to provid...