gee (plural gees) 1  The name of the Latin-script letter G/g. ( 2 slang) Abbreviation of grand; a thousand dollars. ten gees. ( 3 physics) Abbreviation of gravity; the unit of acceleration equal to that exerted by gravity at the earth's surface. ( US, slang) A guy.
Founded in 1963, it grew to be the second-largest long-distance provider in the U.S. It was purchased by WorldCom in 1998 and became MCI WorldCom, with the name afterwards being shortened to WorldCom in 2000. WorldCom's financial scandals and bankruptcy led that company to change its name in 2003 to MCI Inc. The MCI name disappeared in January 2006 after the company was bought by Verizon.
The company changed names to WorldCom in 1995. The 1998 MCI merger made WorldCom one of the leading players in the global telecom industry. In November 1996, British Telecom offered $21b for the 80% of MCI it did not already own. The proposed deal was a combination of stock and cash. Short History of WorldCom At the end of 2001, WorldCom was a diversified telecommunications company, providing long-distance and local voice service, data services, and a wide range of internet-related services to corporate and individual clients.