MFS Communications

Metropolitan Fiber Systems Inc. is a provider of business grade telecommunication products.

Metropolitan Fiber Systems Inc. is a provider of business grade telecommunication products such as long distance and internet access through its own fiber rings in major central business districts throughout North America and Europe. MFS operates three divisions; MFS Telecom: Access, MFS DataNet: X.25, Frame and ATM, and MFS Intelinet: Local and Long Distance voice. MFS purchased UUNET in 1996 and was acquired by WorldCom soon after. With the newly acquired assets, WorldCom became a powerhouse in the late 1990s but fell into financial issues due to bad management from WorldCom executives. In December 1996, MFS Communications Co. was acquired by Verizon Business.