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Wired January 2001 Jonathan Kandell	Yo Quiero Todo Bell Telmex tycoon Carlos Slim Helu controls Mexico's local phone service, long distance, and Net access, not to mention half of the nation's stock market. Now he's set his sights north of the border...
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BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Robert Barker	Is Global Crossing In Less Risky Waters? Don't look now, but Davy Jones's locker just coughed up Global Crossing. It went under two years ago, wiping out equity once valued by the stock market at some $50 billion. Late last year it exited bankruptcy, and on Jan. 22 began trading on NASDAQ.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Bill Mann	Earning $24 Billion Isn't Enough Global Crossing's accounting earnings were huge, but don't get too excited.
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BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Crayton Harrison	Mexico's Big Cellular Problem: Carlos Slim Cellular phone service is a profitable business in Mexico. But the expense of connecting to the existing networks discourages new entrants.
InternetNews May 13, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Closes in on MCI Stake Verizon will soon own 13 percent of MCI after a $1.1B deal with a private stockholder. But the larger merger vote looms.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2011 Anders Bylund	Level 3 Communications' Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of long-distance network operator Level 3 Communications jumped to at least level 4 today, gaining as much as 21.7% before falling back to a still-impressive 9% boost -- all on heavy trading volumes.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Rich Duprey	The Million I Never Made You can do it! When it comes to investing, do it early, do it often, do it always. Then you won't have to say that you could've been a millionaire.
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InternetNews April 11, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI Shareholders: Verizon's Slim Deal Sounds Shady Some shareholders are upset that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu is receiving a higher price for his MCI shares than they are.
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The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Bill Mann	The Assumption of Consistent Genius Just because some brilliant investors bought into telecom, that doesn't mean they're right.
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