Metropolitan Fiber Systems

MFS Communications Company, Inc.
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1988 (1988)
DefunctDecember 31, 1996 (1996-12-31)
FateAcquired by Worldcom
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska
Revenue$506 million (Q1 1997)
$82 million (Q1 1997)
Total assets$12.335 billion (1997)
Total equity$10.190 billion (1997)
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MFS Communications Company, Inc. (Metropolitan Fiber Systems) was a competitive local exchange carrier that owned and operated local network access facilities installed in and around major U.S. cities and several major European cities. MFS also possessed significant transmission and switching facilities and network capacity that it leased from other carriers in the United States and Western Europe.