53-511: MCI may refer to: Organizations [ edit ] Companies [ edit ] MCI Communications , originally Microwave Communications Inc., the corporation that operated as MCI from 1963 to 1998 MCI Inc. , formerly called WorldCom, which acquired MCI Communications, and was later acquired by Verizon Communications MCI Group , a global event, association management and congress management company Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran ,
106-572: A National Science Foundation proposal to develop a high-speed telecommunications network called National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET). This network used the TCP/IP protocol that had been developed by the United States Department of Defense ARPANet and was the immediate forerunner to the Internet . In 1988, Vint Cerf was working at CNRI and obtained support from MCI and permission from
159-453: A scanning SQUID microscope Malicious caller identification , a type of enhanced telephone service Mass-casualty incident , a medical emergency involving more patients than can be easily handled by the crews initially assigned to the incident Media Control Interface , an API for controlling multimedia peripherals connected to a Microsoft Windows or OS/2 computer Meta-circular evaluator , in computing Mild cognitive impairment ,
212-463: A Specialized Common Carrier using satellite-based communications; satellite service would save the company from building thousands of miles of terrestrial network facilities. A year later, Comsat Corp. entered the venture which was renamed CML Satellite Corp. In need of cash, MCI sold its share of the venture to IBM in 1974. Lockheed also subsequently sold its share to IBM. IBM and Comsat brought in Aetna as
265-520: A Toronto-based nonprofit organization promoting Israeli music and culture Science and technology [ edit ] Millicurie (mCi), 1/1000 of a curie, a non-SI unit of radioactivity Megacurie (MCi), 1,000,000 times a curie, a non-SI unit of radioactivity Macroinvertebrate Community Index , an index where the presence or lack of macroinvertebrates is used for monitoring stream health in New Zealand Magnetic current imaging, using
318-664: A boarding school in Maine, US Marine Corps Institute , a coursework of Marine Corps education and training programs Martingrove Collegiate Institute , a secondary school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada MCI Management Center Innsbruck , a privately organized business school in Innsbruck, Austria Medical Council of India , a statutory body regulating medical education in India Mennonite Collegiate Institute ,
371-500: A mother and son (Yuli and Hamdzah) competed together in the gallery. The winner was 24-year-old entrepreneur Jerry Andrean , who was eliminated on 31 October and returned on 7 November, making him the first former Black Team member to win the competition. The runner-up was 23-year-old cook helper, Audrey Wicaksono. The first episode of the 8th season aired on 29 May 2021. All three previous judges returned in this season. The number of contestants decreased from 20 to 18. Although Olivia
424-506: A neurological affliction often associated with Alzheimer's disease Modulation contrast imaging, a term related to optical transfer function Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] MasterChef Indonesia , an Indonesian televised cooking competition Other uses [ edit ] 1101 in Roman numerals Kansas City International Airport (IATA airport code), Kansas City, Missouri, US Meal, Combat, Individual ration ,
477-431: A new addition to the judge Renatta Moeloek replacing Matteo Guerinoni. The number of finalists decreased from the previous 30 to 26 contestants. Fani Horison from Sampit was announced as the winner, with Kai Firdayassie as the runner-up. The sixth season premiered on 21 December 2019 with Juna Rorimpandey, Arnold Poernomo, and Renatta Moeloek returning as judges. The number of finalists increased to 28 contestants from
530-467: A new industry: privately manufactured (non-Bell) devices could be connected to the telephone network as long as the manufacturer met interface standards. In 1968, William G. McGowan , an investor from New York with experience in raising venture capital, made an investment into the company large enough to pay all outstanding debts and create a cash reserve. McGowan received a seat on the board of directors . Microwave Communications of America, Inc (MICOM)
583-667: A private, religious school in the town of Gretna, in Southern Manitoba Middlefield Collegiate Institute , a secondary school located in Markham, Ontario, Canada Museum Conservation Institute , of the Smithsonian Institution Other organisations [ edit ] Ministry of Communications and Information , a ministry of the Government of Singapore Motek Cultural Initiative ,
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#1733093409960636-663: A racial preference when choosing a winner because most of the show's previous winners are of Chinese-Indonesian descent, same as Belinda. Netizens also accused MCI of social discrimination, where Belinda is a graduate of prestigious culinary school Le Cordon Bleu in New Zealand (same with many previous MCI winners) while Kiki is a graduate of a vocational high school in Medan. Netizens believed that MCI disregards contestants' cooking abilities and only referring to their ethnicity and educational background when choosing their winner. The day after
689-572: A recommendation of approval by the FCC. On June 26, 1968, the FCC ruled in the Carterfone case that AT&T's rules prohibiting private two-way radio connections to a telephone network were illegal. AT&T quickly sought a reversal of the ruling, and when the FCC denied the request, AT&T brought suit against the FCC in the United States courts of appeals . The FCC's decision was upheld, thus creating
742-425: A reduced rate when calling numbers they had included in their "calling circle", which could contain up to 20 MCI customers. In 1993, the company introduced a collect call service called " 1-800-COLLECT ". Actors Phil Hartman , Chris Rock , and Arsenio Hall starred in some of its commercials, but the most commonly used spokesperson was the fictional Eva Save-a-lot, played by actress Alyssa Milano . The service
795-485: A series of private stock offerings in May 1971. In July 1971, MICOM was restructured into MCI Communications , and the company began the process of absorbing the regional carriers into a single corporation. MCI became a public company via an initial public offering on June 22, 1972. In early 1971, MCI and Lockheed Missiles and Space Company created a joint venture which was the first company to request FCC authorization as
848-700: A third partner and renamed the company Satellite Business Systems (SBS). IBM later acquired the remainder of the company and sold it back to MCI in March 1986 for $ 376 million in MCI stock. Illinois Bell refused to interconnect an MCI long haul interstate circuit and, in January 1974, MCI filed an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T. On June 13, 1980, a jury in Chicago awarded MCI $ 1.8 billion in damages to be paid by AT&T, reduced to $ 113 million in 1985 on appeal. The suit, coupled with
901-521: A week from Saturday to Sunday. The competition takes place in the RCTI 's studio in Kebon Jeruk , West Jakarta which is known as MasterChef Gallery and includes a large kitchen area with several cooking stations which is overlooked by a balcony, a well-stocked pantry, and a freezer. At the audition round, the contestants have to prepare their mainstay dish for around 30 minutes. The judges can advance them to
954-606: The Federal Networking Council to interconnect MCI Mail with the NSFNET. In 1989, it was the first commercial e-mail service to do so. Immediately, most of the other commercial e-mail providers also got permission to interconnect to the Internet, leading to their interconnection with each other. In 1994, NSF announced that it would terminate the NSFNET operation and support the development of Network Access Point operation to link
1007-547: The Illinois Waterway . The long-distance communication service would then be marketed to shipping companies that were too small to build their own private relay systems. In addition to the radio relay services, MCI soon made plans to offer voice, computer information, and data communication services for business customers unable to afford AT&T 's TELPAK service. Hearings on the company's initial license application between February 13, 1967, and April 19, 1967, resulted in
1060-680: The 50 best commercials of all time. MCI hired the same actors used in an AT&T commercial in 1981. In the AT&;T version, the son calls his mother and, when asked why, replied “just ‘cuz I love you”, which was not a common reason to make an expensive long-distance call, causing the mother to cry. In the MCI version, when the husband asked the wife why she was crying, she replied "I just received my phone bill"... after which an announcer's voice stated "You're not talking too much, you're just paying too much. MCI: The Nation's New Long Distance Telephone Company." In 1982, MCI acquired Western Union International,
1113-736: The Department of Justice antitrust suit also brought against AT&T, eventually led to the voluntary breakup of the Bell System . In 1975, as a result of the Carterfone decision, MCI began offering switched voice telecommunications in direct competition with AT&T, using a combination of its own microwave circuits and leased circuits from AT&T. By 1977, the company operated several switches manufactured by Danray (later part of Nortel ). In 1982, MCI worked with Ally & Gargano to create what Entertainment Weekly referred to in 1997 as one of
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#17330934099601166-459: The President's Task Force on Communication Policy issued a report recommending that specialized common carriers be allowed free access into the private line business. On 14 August 1969, the FCC issued a final ruling on Docket 16509, MCI's licensing request to begin building microwave relay stations between Chicago and St. Louis. By a decision of 4-to-3 MCI was licensed for operation. This ruling
1219-511: The United States. In July 1969, MICOM purchased a participating interest in Interdata, an independent regional carrier that was applying to build a microwave relay chain between New York City and Washington, D.C. MCI began selling data transmission services to paying customers on January 1, 1972. To pay for the microwave transmission and relay equipment needed for build-out, MICOM began
1272-434: The cable systems properties and the right-of-way rights of Western Union 's telegraph lines from Xerox for $ 185 million. Xerox had acquired it for $ 279 million in 1979. It was renamed MCI International and its headquarters were moved its New York City to Westchester County , New York . On September 27, 1983, an MCI division led by Vint Cerf , one of the developers of the TCP/IP protocol, launched MCI Mail , one of
1325-459: The company acquired Telecom*USA and became the second-largest telecommunications company in the U.S., with a fiber-optic network spanning more than 46,000 miles. The company offered more than 50 services in more than 150 countries that included voice, data, and telex transmissions, MCI Mail and MCI Fax. In March 1991, the company introduced the Friends & Family plan, whereby customers received
1378-515: The company for $ 4.3 billion. In November 1995, MCI introduced 1-800-MUSIC-NOW , a short-lived telephone-based and online music store. BT made an offer to purchase the rest of the company in November 1996 for $ 22 billion. In October 1997, GTE , now a part of Verizon , made a bid to purchase MCI for $ 28 billion in cash. WorldCom offered $ 34.7 billion in stock, higher than either the BT or GTE offers, which
1431-474: The finale episode aired, Kiki's name trended on X (formerly Twitter) in fourth place with more than 85,700 posts., alongside the hashtag #MasterChefChindo (slang for Chinese-Indonesian) which trended on November 26 to November 27, 2023. Netizens also flooded the Instagram accounts of judges Juna and Renatta with criticisms, with Renatta's latest instagram post reaching ten thousand comments. The backlash caused
1484-449: The first email services, and a data network using the CCITT X.25 packet switching protocol. In 1983, Michael Milken and Drexel Burnham Lambert raised a $ 1.1 billion hybrid security , at the time the largest debt financing in history, for the company. In 1984, MCI became the first company to deploy single-mode optical fiber (the standard had been multi-mode optical fiber ), which
1537-605: The gallery round or eliminate them, taking their aprons, based on their cooking techniques and the taste of their dishes. Subsequently, the formal competition typically begins following a three event cycle that takes place over two episodes, where the judges will eliminate one or even two contestants after the third event. The events typically are: Note: Notes: This inaugural season premiered on 1 May 2011. The judges for this season were Juna Rorimpandey , Rinrin Marinka , and Vindex Tengker . There were 20 finalists competing for
1590-559: The largest mobile phone operator in Iran Motor Coach Industries , a coach/bus manufacturing company Music Center Incorporated , later known as Music Consultants Incorporated, a company that manufactured multi-track audiotape recorders and mixing consoles for professional studio recording Music Collection International, the music division of Video Collection International MCI, Frank Farian 's record label Education [ edit ] Maine Central Institute ,
1643-473: The networks that had been interconnected by NSFNET. NSF also proposed that an academic research network be built called the Very high-speed Backbone Network Service (vBNS) and MCI responded. MCI also built a separate commercial Internet service, MCI.net, which was an integral part of the global Internet backbone . It was sold to Cable & Wireless plc as part of the merger of MCI with Worldcom in 1998. In 1990,
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1696-412: The next round based on their dishes by deciding to give them an apron or not. In the bootcamp round, the first challenge is to have the contestants perform basic skills such as filleting a fish , peeling shrimp , etc. During that time, the judges will observe their techniques. The second challenge requires the contestants to create a dish using a prepared staple ingredient. The judges can advance them to
1749-462: The old MCI. After the name change, one of those executives said, "We're taking our company back." MasterChef Indonesia MasterChef Indonesia (abbreviated as MCI ) is an Indonesian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British series of the same name , open to amateur and home chefs . Produced by Endemol Shine Group , it debuted on 1 May 2011 on RCTI and has eleven seasons to date. MasterChef Indonesia airs two days
1802-526: The previous 18 to 22 contestants. This season introduces a new format during the audition round. If all three of the judges give a "yes" to a contestant, that contestant will wear a white apron and automatically proceed to the Gallery. However, if only two out of the three judges give a "yes", then the contestant will have to wear a gray apron and go to the Bootcamp round before the gallery. The winner of this season
1855-409: The previous 26 contestants. On 11 January 2020, Eddy Siswanto was disqualified from the competition because he was found cheating by carrying a recipe note while making a dessert in a Safe and Risk challenge. On 25 January 2020, Arthur Tamnge withdrew from the competition because he had to tend to his pregnant wife although he had passed the pressure test. At the end of the season, Eric Herjanto
1908-405: The previous season with a new addition to the judge, Arnold Poernomo , replacing Juna Rorimpandey. The number of finalists was 25 contestants, up from the previous 20 contestants. The winner of this season was William Gozali, a 22-year-old store supervisor, with Febrian Wicaksono, a 25-year-old private employee, as the runner-up. The fourth season premiered on 31 May 2015. The number of finalists
1961-511: The same from last season at 24. Belinda's victory at the end of season 11 was met with backlash. Netizens believed that the cooking skill of the season's runner-up, Kiki, was vastly superior than Belinda, which raised the issue of longstanding racism and social discrimination on the show. Netizens suspected that the judges gave Belinda ( Chinese-Indonesian descent) and Kiki ( Malay descent) an unfair and disproportionate assessment due to their race and social status. Netizens believed that MCI has
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2067-522: The title MCI . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MCI&oldid=1203485844 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages MCI Communications MCI Communications Corporation (originally Microwave Communications, Inc. )
2120-409: The title. On 8 May 2011, Dudi withdrew from the competition due to his deteriorating health condition. The first Indonesian MasterChef winner was Lucky Andreono, a 31-year-old furniture entrepreneur, with Agus Sasirangan, a 25-year-old teacher, being the runner-up. The second season premiered on 21 August 2012. This season, Juna Rorimpandey and Rinrin Marinka returned as judges, while Vindex Tengker
2173-436: Was 24-year-old Cheryl Puteri Gunawan, with Palitho Aventus Simanjuntak as the runner-up. The 10th season premiered on December 24, 2022 with all 3 returning judges. The number of contestants increased from 22 to 24. The winner is 28-year-old Gio Vergio from Jakarta, with 22-year-old Ami Prachaya from Bogor as runner-up. The 11th season premiered on 26 August 2023 with all 3 returning judges. The number of contestants remained
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2226-422: Was 30 contestants, up from the previous 25 contestants. There were only two judges this season. Arnold Poernomo returned, with new judge Matteo Guerinoni joining him, replacing both Rinrin Marinka and Degan Septoadji. On 25 July 2015, Budi A. M. withdrew from the competition due to a long-term stomach problem that caused him to be unable to finish his cooking in the elimination test. The winner of this season
2279-448: Was Luvita Hodiono, a 20-year-old college student, making her the youngest winner in the history of MasterChef Indonesia. She defeated Deny Gumilang, a 35-year-old entrepreneur. After a four-year hiatus, MasterChef Indonesia confirmed on 27 September 2018, in its official Instagram , that the series had been renewed for the fifth season. This season premiered on 3 March 2019 with Juna Rorimpandey and Arnold Poernomo returning as judges, and
2332-458: Was a telecommunications company headquartered in Washington, D.C. that was at one point the second-largest long-distance provider in the United States. MCI was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the Bell System and introduced competition in the U.S. telephone industry. Its MCI Mail , launched in 1983, was one of the first Email services and its MCI.net
2385-422: Was accepted by MCI on November 10, 1997. On September 15, 1998 the transaction was consummated and the merged company renamed MCI WorldCom. Two years later, the "MCI" part was dropped. Following a major accounting scandal , WorldCom filed bankruptcy in 2002 and the company was renamed MCI Inc. upon its exit from bankruptcy in 2003. Before then, however, many executive posts were taken over by holdovers from
2438-561: Was an integral part of the Internet backbone . The company was acquired by WorldCom (later called MCI Inc. ) in 1998. MCI was founded as Microwave Communications, Inc. on October 3, 1963, with John D. Goeken being named the company's first president. The initial business plan was for the company to build a series of microwave radio relay stations between Chicago , Illinois , and St. Louis , Missouri . The relay stations would then be used to interface with limited-range two-way radios used by truckers along U.S. Route 66 or by barges on
2491-458: Was declared the winner, with Firhan Ashari as the runner-up. The seventh season premiered on 26 September 2020 with all three previous judges returning. The number of contestants decreased from 28 to 20. Since this season was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic , practice of social distancing, wearing a cooking mask and gloves while handling ingredients were required. For the first time in history,
2544-429: Was given a second chance to be back in the competition as a Black Team member, she decided to withdraw as she felt overwhelmed by the competition. The winner was Jesselyn Lauwreen from Medan , making her the second Sumatran to win the title. Nadya Puteri from Jakarta was the runner-up. MasterChef Indonesia Season 9 has aired since 22 January 2022, with all three judges returning. The number of finalists increased from
2597-400: Was incorporated on August 8, 1968 as an umbrella corporation to help build a nationwide microwave relay system. On October 28, 1968, Hyrum Rex Lee became an FCC Commissioner and MCI began a series of submissions including a proposal for a low-cost educational television network designed to show MCI as being more flexible to public needs than AT&T. While MCI was performing this lobbying,
2650-533: Was manufactured by Siecor, a joint venture between Siemens Telecom and Corning Glass Company. Referred to as MAFOS (Mid-Atlantic Fiber Optic System), the fiber cable ran between New York City and Washington D.C. Eventually, single-mode fiber became the standard for US telecommunications carriers. In 1987, MCI acquired RCA Global from General Electric . In 1987, MCI partnered with IBM and Merit Network (a network run by triad of universities in Michigan) to respond to
2703-477: Was quickly appealed by AT&T, and after a denial of the appeal by the commission, AT&T filed a civil suit with the United States courts of appeals to have the ruling overturned. The company then began to form subsidiary corporations and file applications with the FCC to create microwave relays between other city pairs. Between September 1969 and February 1971, 15 new regional carriers were created, allowing for interconnection between several major cities in
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#17330934099602756-404: Was replaced by Degan Septoadji . There were 20 original finalists competing this season. Adeline withdrew from the competition on 29 July 2012. The winner was Desi Trisnawati, a 39-year-old hotel director from Bangka . Taufik Hidayat, a 30-year-old property agent, was the runner-up. The third season premiered on 5 May 2013. This season, judges Rinrin Marinka and Degan Septoadji returned from
2809-550: Was sold to viiz in 2016. In 1995, the company partnered with News Corporation on a satellite television venture, known as American Sky Broadcasting (named after Murdoch's UK DBS company ). It intended to broadcast from two satellites at the 110 degree orbital slot; but the venture never started broadcasting. The orbital slot and an uplink center were sold to EchoStar in 1999; the planned satellites Tempo 1 and Tempo 2 were sold to PrimeStar , whose assets were sold to DirecTV in 1999. In October 1994, BT Group acquired 20% of
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