gee (plural gees) 1  The name of the Latin-script letter G/g. ( 2 slang) Abbreviation of grand; a thousand dollars. ten gees. ( 3 physics) Abbreviation of gravity; the unit of acceleration equal to that exerted by gravity at the earth's surface. ( US, slang) A guy.
Founded in 1963, it grew to be the second-largest long-distance provider in the U.S. It was purchased by WorldCom in 1998 and became MCI WorldCom, with the name afterwards being shortened to WorldCom in 2000. WorldCom's financial scandals and bankruptcy led that company to change its name in 2003 to MCI Inc. The MCI name disappeared in January 2006 after the company was bought by Verizon.
Merger of Verizon and MCI, Inc. (âMCIâ) The merger of Verizon and MCI became effective on January 6, 2006 with an exchange ratio of .5743 shares of. Verizon common stock and a cash payment of $2.738 for each share of MCI common stock owned. Fractional. shares resulting from the merger were paid based on a price of $31.35 per share of Verizon common stock.