Check out ... http://www.boardwatch.com/isp/fallisp/intermci.htm "On March 18, 1996, MCI announced [yada yada yada, more backbone, OC-3 circuits, direct connections blah blah blah] ..." And then my favorite part.. "They maintain a Network Operations Center in Carey [sic], North Carolina. Sean Doran is Senior Network Engineer. " --- :) -scott