MCI Communications Cotton Polo Shirt
S / Charcoal
$38.99
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Bring a chapter of communications history into your everyday wardrobe with this MCI-inspired polo. Founded in 1963, the company grew from a plan for microwave relay stations between Chicago and St. Louis into a major challenger in long-distance service. Its push for competition helped reshape American telecommunications, while later data and Internet ventures carried the story forward. A considered choice for fans of business history, early networks, and the changing ways people stayed connected.
Founded on October 3, 1963, as Microwave Communications, Inc., MCI began with a plan to build microwave relay stations between Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri. After regulatory approval in 1969, it developed regional links and began selling data transmission services in 1972. The company became a public corporation that year and, in 1975, started offering switched long-distance telephone service in competition with AT&T. Its legal challenge to AT&T, together with federal antitrust action, contributed to the Bell System breakup. MCI expanded through acquisitions including Western Union International in 1982, RCA Global in 1987, and Telecom*USA in 1990. It launched MCI Mail in 1983 and later built MCI.net, an important part of the Internet backbone. In 1998, WorldCom acquired MCI and the combined company became MCI WorldCom. The MCI name was later dropped; after WorldCom's 2002 bankruptcy, the company emerged in 2003 as MCI Inc.
Bring a chapter of communications history into your everyday wardrobe with this MCI-inspired polo. Founded in 1963, the company grew from a plan for microwave relay stations between Chicago and St. Louis into a major challenger in long-distance service. Its push for competition helped reshape American telecommunications, while later data and Internet ventures carried the story forward. A considered choice for fans of business history, early networks, and the changing ways people stayed connected.
Founded on October 3, 1963, as Microwave Communications, Inc., MCI began with a plan to build microwave relay stations between Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri. After regulatory approval in 1969, it developed regional links and began selling data transmission services in 1972. The company became a public corporation that year and, in 1975, started offering switched long-distance telephone service in competition with AT&T. Its legal challenge to AT&T, together with federal antitrust action, contributed to the Bell System breakup. MCI expanded through acquisitions including Western Union International in 1982, RCA Global in 1987, and Telecom*USA in 1990. It launched MCI Mail in 1983 and later built MCI.net, an important part of the Internet backbone. In 1998, WorldCom acquired MCI and the combined company became MCI WorldCom. The MCI name was later dropped; after WorldCom's 2002 bankruptcy, the company emerged in 2003 as MCI Inc.
Product features - Durable double-pique fabric designed for crisp embroidery - Modern classic fit with side seams and vents for better shape - Contoured welt collar and cuffs with a clean, topstitched shoulder - Soft Sport Grey option (90/10 cotton/poly) and 100% ring-spun cotton varieties - Tear-away label, dyed-to-match buttons, and finished placket for polished comfort Care instructions
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Product information: Gildan 85800, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland