MCI GSM Contract In Iraq
Further to our previous discussion on MCI's non-tendered award of a US Government contract to build a GSM network in Iraq, now the carrier is taking heat from some of the most unlikely critics. The MANA, a National Latina Organization and the United Church of Christ are both speaking out against the contract award, stating essentially that after producing questionable accounting ethics that cost American investors millions, the company scarcely deserves the contract. MCI's response is that it is a smear campaign organized by their rivals. Hmmm...it looks like MCI may be right, but if the smear fits...
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