"Howard S. Jonas" is the founder of IDT Corp.. Although not raised Orthodox, this wealthy and generous philanthropist funds a range of Orthodox as well as other Jewish causes across the ideological spectrum, and has made major investments in Israel as well. It is estimated that 25 percent to 40 percent of the 5,000 employees at IDT are Orthodox.

Jonas founded IDT Corp. in August 1990 and has served as Chairman of the Board since its inception. Jonas served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from December 1991 until July 2001, as President of the Company from December 1991 through September 1996, and as Treasurer of the Company from inception through 2002.

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WorldCom will consider any serious offer but it is highly unlikely we would consider selling any of our core assets such as MCI or local assets.

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Anybody can make a telephone call to the United States from wherever they are for 10 cents a minute as opposed to $2 to $4 a minute that it costs internationally. If they want to call other countries, like to Europe, it will be around 15 cents a minute.

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I'm going to ignore the quarterly numbers and run my business for the long run.

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