d in the nearly 1 trillion-dollar global telecommunications market.Worldcom has established itself in over 20 countries throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. According to the Worldcom website (www.wcom.com), telecommunications in these countries account for three-quarters of the $800 billion global market. These facilities provide around-the-clock customer service and network management support for Worldcom’s global operations.Being a large global entity, countertrade is not very evident in the MCIWorldcom financial structure although Worldcom participates in numerous business partner programs. Worldcom provides a service and/or fiber-optic cable and network connectivity in over 45,000 office buildings worldwide. One of the smart business decisions made by leaders at MCIWorldcom provisioned facilities and points of presence (POP) in each of their global locations. All POP is connected to Worldcom’s fiber optic backbone and intranet.Question 3. The company’s products and services. WorldCom provides fully integrated services linking major commercial centers throughout the European continent. WorldCom has offices in 17 Latin American countries. It holds investments in companies in Brazil, Belize, Venezuela and Mexico. WorldCom has ownership in the major cable routes from the U.S. to Latin America and 16 satellite earth stations in the region. In a plan to link major business centers throughout Latin America WorldCom has entered into a joint venture with Telefonica internacional SA to build a state-of-the–art, all-digital fiber optic network.WorldCom’s Asian/Pacific Rim operations include the first foreign-owned telecommunications company in Japan to offer international voice and data services over its fully owned network. They are in the process of constructing a network in Sydney Australia. WorldCom currently has offices that offer both voice and data services i...
