Technology and the Internet
Franklin Telecom in Westlake Village said its subsidiary, FNet Corp., has signed an agreement with WorldCom to offer its Internet telephone network on WorldCom sites.
March 31, 1998
The firm also is said to be considering other reforms to rebuild its image after it emerges from Chapter 11.
Aug. 26, 2003
WorldCom’s unexpected $30-billion bid Wednesday for MCI Communications appears almost certain to scuttle British Telecommunications’ deal to buy MCI--but BT may come out the better for it anyway.
Oct. 2, 1997
Business
Lawsuit: William Chandler III of Delaware Chancery Court has ruled in cases involving WorldCom and Hyatt Hotels.
April 8, 2002
Reforms: President assails ‘egregious practices.’ Congress feels growing pressure to crack down on corporate abuses.
June 27, 2002
State pension fund will decide whether to ask firms in which it owns stakes to incorporate in the U.S., to increase accountability.
Nov. 18, 2002
Oversight: As scrutiny grows, boards at Amgen and other companies work to stay scandal-free.
July 22, 2002
Baby Bells have already prepared for more competition, but Sprint might be pressured to catch up.
June 25, 1998
* Newspaper publisher ImpreMedia said it had acquired PrensAmerica Holdings Corp., publisher of La Raza, Chicago’s leading Spanish-language paper.
Oct. 19, 2004
Entertainment & Arts
Hollywood nowadays films many of its yarns elsewhere, but that isn’t stopping plenty of industry insiders from bemoaning the fact that the courthouse drama featuring Michael Eisner and Michael Ovitz is being acted out across the country, in sleepy Delaware.
Oct. 25, 2004