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WorldCom to File for Chapter 11 Protection

Mantour writes: "To everyone's big suprise ;), Worldcom is going for Chapter 11. 'The Chapter 11 filing by WorldCom would follow once high-flying companies like energy trader Enron Corp. and Global Crossing Ltd., which crumbled into bankruptcy amid a crush of accounting investigations by federal regulators.' You can get more info in this Yahoo story" Update: 07/22 12:21 GMT by T : mnordstr points out a CNN report calling this "the largest bankruptcy ever."

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  1. Can we spell-check PLEASE?!?!?!?! by MissMyNewton · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    To everyone's big suprise ;),

    It's SURPRISE!!!

    Really... If we're gonna ask folks to RTFM, etc, to understand their computer systems which NOT A LOT OF NON-TECH PEOPLE GIVE A DAMN ABOUT, then why can people double-check their spelling or grammar, which *everyone* needs to know and use?!?!?!

    Or are you "techies" above that?

    Croikies!!!

    you CANNOT bitch about people not "getting it" with respect to Linux/*BSD/etc, if YOU can't be bothered with understanding something universal (on this forum at least, which is largely English-based, not meaning to leave out other countries/languages)...

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    Information wants...you to shut your pie hole.

  2. We the suckers went for UUNET by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    We are a pretty well known company in the wall street.

    I can't believe our management picked up UUNET/WCOM as network provider about three weeks back !!

    Now I have *big* *wide* f**ing* network where they are going south !

    Knowing the top brass--they just want everthing to work as if nothing happend.

    Wish me luck.

  3. Re:So, Here's the Question by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    I am a Worldcom employee, and here's my question, that I cannot seem to find an answer to anywhere. What does this mean to employees? I find lots about investors, bankers, and bond-holders, but very little about employees.
    It means that you're the weakest link. Bye-bye!!!