Long Distance Discount Service, Inc.
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Long Distance Discount Service, Inc. was the original corporate name of WorldCom, the major U.S. telecommunications company that became notorious for one of the largest accounting scandals in history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard Ebbers | 0 |
| WorldCom | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporation
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telecommunications company ⓘ |
| acquiredCompany |
Advanced Telecommunications Corporation
NERFINISHED
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IDB Communications Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Metromedia Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ Resurgens Communications Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams Telecommunications Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | LDDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | reselling long-distance telephone services ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy |
Murray Waldron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Rector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| growthStrategy | acquisitions of other telecommunications companies ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Hattiesburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | telecommunications ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Bernard Ebbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterInvolvedIn | WorldCom accounting scandal (through successor WorldCom) ⓘ |
| legalForm | public company ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with one of the largest accounting scandals in U.S. history through WorldCom
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being the original corporate name of WorldCom ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | WorldCom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryServiceArea | long-distance telephone services in the United States ⓘ |
| renamedAs | WorldCom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| role | chief executive officer of Long Distance Discount Service, Inc. / WorldCom ⓘ |
| serviceType | long-distance discount telephone service ⓘ |
| status | renamed and succeeded by WorldCom ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | NASDAQ (as WorldCom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOf | Long Distance Discount Service, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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