What Does WorldCom Mean?
Formerly known as WorldCom, now known as MCI, this U.S.-based telecommunications company was at one time the second-largest long distance phone company in the U.S. Today, it is perhaps best known for a massive accounting scandal that led to the company filing for bankruptcy protection in 2002. WorldCom executives effectively fudged the company’s accounting numbers, inflating the company’s assets by around $12 billion dollars. The swift bankruptcy that followed led to massive losses for investors.
