Selling the World on Worldcom: John Sidgmore is point man in its Net expansion strategy
Ever since John W. Sidgmore, president of UUNET Technologies Inc., teamed up with WorldCom Chief Executive Bernard J. Ebbers, he has found that he and WorldCom are about as welcome in the telecom industry as slamdancers at the ballroom waltz. In October, WorldCom launched a hostile bid for MCI Commu...
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