What it took --
The sale of MCI's Internet assets includes all associated traffic, revenue and backbone facilities. MCI's Internet business is projected to have revenue of approximately $375 million this year. Cable & Wireless will acquire the following Internet assets:
* U.S. nationwide Internet backbone -- the backbone, comprising all of its 22 domestic nodes, 15,000 interconnection ports, more than 40 ongoing peering agreements, routers, switches, modems, e-mail servers and other equipment dedicated to its support. The network features high-speed dedicated access as well as toll-free nationwide and local dial-up access from more than 300 points across the U.S.
* Dedicated Access Customers -- Cable & Wireless will gain 3,300 major dedicated Internet access corporate accounts.
* Internet Service Provider (ISP) Customers -- Cable & Wireless will acquire approximately 1,300 ISP customers, including 130 International Directly Connected Customers (IDCs) in more than 75 countries. ISPs contract to provide Internet, billing and customer service to business and mass market users.
* Dial-Up Business -- this business provides nationwide dial-up Internet access for more than 250,000 consumers and 60,000 business users.
* Web hosting and managed firewall services -- these businesses include more than 100 corporate accounts and associated servers.
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