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The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Philip Durell	How You Can Profit from Bankruptcy Investors have earned over 50% in six months on bankruptcy survivor MCI. Here's how.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Ben McClure	AT&T Still Risky A bit of good news doesn't make the stock any more attractive.
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004 Yang & Grow	Can MCI Hold The Line? As losses mount, the long distance carrier MCI Inc. is racing to roll out new products -- and stave off predators.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2005 Tim Beyers	Qwest for a Meeting The beleaguered telco takes its bid for MCI straight to investors.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Chuck Saletta	Make Bill Gates Work For You Put your money to work with the best and brightest stars. You just have to pick the right stock and the right management team.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	MCI in Qwest for Merger? Rumors swirl about a possible second blockbuster merger in telecommunications.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Bill Mann	SBC Courts AT&T, Scares Leucadia, Rips Jefferies How an unrelated investment company got caught on the wrong side of a merger.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Phil Wohl	MCI Exits Bankruptcy Can the former telecommunications industry giant be competitive?
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Rosenbush & Haddad	Commentary: MCI Is under a New Cloud, but It Can Weather the Storm While the allegations could slow down the timetable for getting out of bankruptcy, there's little chance that those plans will be derailed.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	AT&T Has the Right Numbers AT&T surprises Wall Street with strong earnings. It still doesn't make the impending marriage to SBC any better.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Talk About Network Unbundling Poor little Talk America is not the bargain it once appeared to be. The Bush administration decided not to challenge a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling against the Federal Communications Commission that will block "network unbundling" rules previously scheduled to go into effect on June 15.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2004 W.D. Crotty	What's Propping Up AT&T? The potential of a buyout and a big dividend are keeping AT&T upright.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Palmeri & Grow	Why Qwest Can't Take No For An Answer MCI's board has accepted Verizon's bid over Quest Communications for the second time, but the fight isn't over yet.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Rich Smith	Talk Is Still Cheap For Q4, Talk America's (a provider of bundled local and long-distance calling services) holding the line with guidance of about $125 million in revenues, and earnings of roughly $11 million, or about $0.41 per share.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Suzanne Woolley	A Bottom Fisher's Big Haul Fairholme Fund holds few stocks but has fat returns.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Troubles in Telecom During the long and painful process as telecom companies struggle to survive or thrive, some shareholders may not be so lucky.
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.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Goodbye, MCI As expected, there's more consolidation in telecom. Verizon and MCI plan to merge in a $6.75 billion deal.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	SBC's Revenue Winning Streak The telecom continued to grow revenue in the second quarter. Conservative investors, especially those looking for dividends to make up a healthy part of their total return, should look carefully at SBC.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 Ben McClure	SBC Down, Not Out Is the telecom company really down for the count? DSL sales are offsetting local phone losses. Competition will continue to be fierce, prompting more price wars and putting loads of pressure on margins.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Mining SBC's Value Dig deep into the numbers, and you'll find riches in SBC's third-quarter results. A big attraction, other than investing at the heart of the telecommunications business, is the 5.8% dividend.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Phil Wohl	SBC Bundles Up for Long Term This communications company is effectively packaging services to customers. If you're looking for a telecom play, then SBC, with its attractive 4.72% dividend yield, should be considered strongly.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Bill Mann	MCI: Show Me the Money How is it possible that MCI can claim that a bid that is 20% higher than Verizon's is inferior? Investors, read on.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Bill Mann	WilTel. Or Won't It? Leucadia's biggest subsidiary looks likely to lose an enormous customer.
InternetNews February 14, 2005 Jim Wagner	Verizon Makes Move On MCI Following the SBC-AT&T mega-merger blueprint, Verizon aims for a global enterprise reach in a deal worth $6.7 billion.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Chuck Saletta	Three Tens for a Twenty What does it take to cash in on Wall Street's mood swings? Value investors with the right mix of objectivity, confidence, and patience can often profit from the Street's mistakes.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Qwest Revives MCI MCI strikes deal with Qwest for local phone access.
InternetNews January 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon Completes MCI Takeover Verizon completed its $8.4 billion purchase of MCI today, creating the nation's second largest telecom carrier behind the new AT&T, which itself is a newly formed merger between the former long distance carrier and SBC.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Ben McClure	Does MCI Deserve More? MCI should, at the very least, consider Qwest's takeover bid. Qwest has a whole lot to gain from the merger. With both companies relying on a lot of stock to fuel their takeover bids, the distinction counts for MCI shareholders.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 Tim Beyers	MCI Hangs Up on Qwest A new offer from Verizon ought to end the squabbling. But Qwest's offer is still richer for shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Talk America Rings Up the FCC SBC plays hardball in negotiating, so Talk America calls in the feds.
InternetNews April 25, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest For MCI Rewarded Qwest's $9.7B offer is one MCI can't refuse, but Verizon may not be done.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Bill Mann	Is MCI Junk? Naw! The S&P gives MCI debt a non-investment grade, with Moody's likely to follow. What does this mean for investors?
Fast Company October 2003 Charles Fishman	Thanks for Nothing Michael Capellas of MCI calls a press conference to announce not much at all.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Rich Smith	MCI Picks a Fight, Wins Telecom wins the overturn of a four-year-old European Commission merger denial.
InternetNews February 3, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Said to Bid $6B For MCI The Baby Bell reportedly makes a $6 billion offer for the long-distance specialist, but Verizon is also interested.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Steve Rosenbush	Telecom: To Buy Or To Build? Why the industry is deeply divided over the best path to growth.
InternetNews September 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI-Verizon Merger Vote Set MCI shareholders will weigh in on Verizon's acquisition offer next month.
InternetNews June 15, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Deephaven Wants to Deep-Six MCI-Verizon Qwest has said it's time to move on after MCI accepted a lower takeover offer from Verizon, but Deephaven Capital isn't ready to give up.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Grow & Yang	MCI's Capellas: "We're Not A Phone Company" CEO Michael D. Capellas is pushing MCI into tech services. Can he keep buyers at bay?
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Ben McClure	Verizon Risin' The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.
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InternetNews March 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Isn't Done Yet Qwest submits a third bid for MCI and chastises the network operator's board.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2004 Marko Djuranovic	Talk America Bundles Up The provider of bundled local and long-distance telephony may be turning things around... again. Investors sent shares up 17%.
InternetNews February 16, 2005 Jim Wagner	Qwest Keeping Tabs on MCI Against the backdrop of its less-than-stellar annual financial results, Qwest executives are keeping their MCI option open, but analysts are less optimistic.
InternetNews April 5, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Wants Props by Midnight The carrier provides additional financing commitments and wants to hear by midnight if MCI is leaning its way.
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