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'''MCI''', also known as '''Verizon Business''', is a global communications solutions provider with the world's largest internet backbone network based on company-owned points of presence. The company delivers advance communications connectivity to business, government, and consumers.<ref>[http://www22.verizon.com/investor/corporatehistory.htm verizon.com]</ref>

'''MCI''', also known as '''Verizon Business''', is a global communications solutions provider with the world's largest internet backbone network based on company-owned points of presence. The company delivers advance communications connectivity to business, government, and consumers.<ref>[http://www22.verizon.com/investor/corporatehistory.htm verizon.com]</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

MCI became a holding company of  [[Verizon]] after an $ 8.5 billion merger transaction in 2006. Verizon Business was formed as a new business unit of Verizon. <ref>[http://www.infoworld.com/t/communication-and-collaboration/verizon-and-mci-close-merger-037 infoworld.com]</ref> At present, the MCI logo still exist on the mci.com website but any customer will be redirected to the verizonbusiness.com website upon clicking any product or services offered.

MCI became a holding company of  [[Verizon]] after an $ 8.5 billion merger transaction in 2006. Verizon Business was formed as a new business unit of Verizon.<ref>[http://www.infoworld.com/t/communication-and-collaboration/verizon-and-mci-close-merger-037 infoworld.com]</ref> At present, the MCI logo still exist on the mci.com website but any customer will be redirected to the verizonbusiness.com website upon clicking any product or services offered.

==MCI and ICANN==

==MCI and ICANN==

In August 1999, MCI provided a $500,000 loan to [[ICANN]] along with [[Cisco Systems]], which provided $150,000 to the organization, after they were designated to help phase out the government contractors' domain name registration monopoly, to increase competition in the registration of domain names, to reorganize the allocation of [[IP Address|Internet Protocol addresses]], management of the Internet's root servers, and the assignment of protocol parameters.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/MCI,-Cisco-come-to-ICANNs-rescue/2100-1023_3-230097.html]</ref>  

In August 1999, MCI provided a $500,000 loan to [[ICANN]] along with [[Cisco Systems]], which provided $150,000 to the organization, after they were designated to help phase out the government contractors' domain name registration monopoly, to increase competition in the registration of domain names, to reorganize the allocation of [[IP Address|Internet Protocol addresses]], management of the Internet's root servers, and the assignment of protocol parameters.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/MCI,-Cisco-come-to-ICANNs-rescue/2100-1023_3-230097.html MCI Cisco Come to ICANN's rescue]</ref>  

According to then ICANN interim president and chief executive, [[Mike Roberts]], the loan was part of the international initiative to provide temporary financial support to the organization until permanent funding was put in place.

According to then ICANN interim president and chief executive, [[Mike Roberts]], the loan was part of the international initiative to provide temporary financial support to the organization until permanent funding was put in place.

# Funding - ICANN requires a good financial support from its stake holders as a non-profit organization.

# Funding - ICANN requires a good financial support from its stake holders as a non-profit organization.

# [[Whois]] Data Base - Access to the registration database is critical to the operations of electronic commerce, therefore it is important that access is not unfairly limited and that it does not create unfair burdens on its users.  

# [[Whois]] Data Base - Access to the registration database is critical to the operations of electronic commerce, therefore it is important that access is not unfairly limited and that it does not create unfair burdens on its users.  

# Prepayment - MCI cited that under the Transition Agreement, [[NSI]] is excused from complying with II.J.4 requiring prepayment of domain name registrations for a period of 4 months from the agreement date. According to MCI, the reason for the extension is altogether unclear, especially since NSI announced in July, 1999 that it was introducing a prepayment requirement effective September 1, ostensibly to curtail [[cybersquatting]], and there is no such extension period for any other registrar.

# Prepayment - MCI cited that under the Transition Agreement, Network Solutions is excused from complying with II.J.4 requiring prepayment of domain name registrations for a period of 4 months from the agreement date. According to MCI, the reason for the extension is altogether unclear, especially since Network Solutions announced in July, 1999 that it was introducing a prepayment requirement effective September 1, ostensibly to curtail [[cybersquatting]], and there is no such extension period for any other registrar.

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