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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 February 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	MCI in Qwest for Merger? Rumors swirl about a possible second blockbuster merger in telecommunications.
InternetNews March 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest to MCI: Why Not Us? Qwest's CEO said during a meeting with financial analysts that he wants to find out why MCI prefers a merger offer from Verizon.
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.
InternetNews September 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI-Verizon Merger Vote Set MCI shareholders will weigh in on Verizon's acquisition offer next month.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Bill Mann	Bless Leucadia's Heart S&P downgrades the conglomerate's credit because of its increased industry risk to the telecom sector.
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.
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 September 30, 2004 Rich Duprey	MCI Gets Dumped An investment firm sells all of its shares after realizing a quick profit.
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.
InternetNews May 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Bids Bitter GoodBye to MCI Pursuit Qwest has harsh words for MCI and winning bidder Verizon as it drops its three-month pursuit.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Tim Beyers	My Leaky Wallet A closer inspection of a phone bill reveals a lost opportunity.
Knowledge@Wharton	Will WorldCom Rise Again? Is there any hope for WorldCom? The erstwhile telecommunications darling of Wall Street money managers seems to have lost its footing...
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 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.
InternetNews October 6, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI Shareholders OK Verizon Merger MCI shareholders today voted to accept Verizon's $8.4 billion takeover offer, moving one step closer to completing telecom's latest mega-merger.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Chuck Saletta	An Unassisted Triple Play In investing, one of the surest ways to make a profit is to have a company you own get bought out lock, stock, and barrel. Lottery services company GTECH Holdings announced that it has been approached for a possible buyout. Shares took off on the news.
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.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2004 W.D. Crotty	MCI's Real Value The company says its revenue is stabilizing. If so, a value stock is in the making.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Phil Wohl	MCI Exits Bankruptcy Can the former telecommunications industry giant be competitive?
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 September 29, 2004 Rich Smith	MCI Picks a Fight, Wins Telecom wins the overturn of a four-year-old European Commission merger denial.
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.
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.
InternetNews March 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Gives MCI 2 Weeks For Qwest Talks Verizon is confident MCI will conclude that a Verizon-MCI deal is more compelling than a Qwest-MCI combination in terms of long term prospects - despite a lower price tag.
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.
InternetNews April 4, 2005 Colin C. Haley	A Continuing Qwest For MCI Feeling insecure, Verizon threatens to walk if MCI looks Qwest's way.
InternetNews March 24, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI, Qwest Return to The Table The decision to resume the exchange comes after Qwest CEO blasts MCI for stopping acquisition talks.
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 February 25, 2005 Bill Mann	Value Investors Pile Into Level 3 Why would the most risk-averse segment of the market be interested in a money-losing telecom company?
InternetNews May 25, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest CEO: MCI Pursuit Over Company to focus on partnerships and other acquisitions.
InternetNews February 17, 2005 Jim Wagner	Qwest Prepares New MCI Bid Qwest will take another run at the long-distance carrier in hopes of displacing Verizon.
InternetNews March 16, 2005 Paul Shread	Verizon Could Face Pressure to Raise MCI Bid With Qwest reportedly set to raise its offer once again, MCI shareholders could demand more to go with Verizon... GM warns... RIM up on settled patent dispute... etc.
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InternetNews April 22, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Ups Bid For MCI The regional carrier makes its 'best and final offer' of $9.7 billion for the network services provider.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Chuck Saletta	An Unassisted Triple Play Three buyout offers within a year? That's nearly as rare as baseball's unassisted triple play. To successfully profit from buyouts without resorting to illegal tactics, you have to be on the lookout for the conditions that make an acquisition likely.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 David Henry	Will Dividends Drive A Slew Of New Deals How do you make a $6.7 billion deal look like a $5.3 billion bargain for shareholders? A look at the prerequisite 2003 tax cut on dividend income, and fallout from Verizon's purchase of MCI and beyond.
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.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Qwest Revives MCI MCI strikes deal with Qwest for local phone access.
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.
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.
InternetNews February 23, 2004 Ron Miller	Legal Battle Ended for AT&T, MCI The long-haul and VoIP rivals agree to settle a lawsuit over whether MCI passed along fraudulent call-routing charges.
InternetNews March 17, 2005 Jim Wagner	Qwest Meets Deadline, Increases MCI Offer Qwest met its St. Patrick's Day deadline and raised its bid for MCI nearly $500 million, increasing the value of the acquisition to $26 per share.
InternetNews March 16, 2005 Jim Wagner	Qwest Readies New Bid For MCI Qwest's chairman says its bid will demonstrate its commitment to winning MCI... Verizon faces pressure to raise its own MCI Bid.
InternetNews March 29, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI Chooses Verizon, Spurns Qwest MCI accepts Verizon's merger offer after the Baby Bell raises its bid by $1 billion, to $7.6 billion.
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.
InternetNews February 28, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Won't Quit; Verizon Swipes Back Qwest may revise its $8 billion offer for MCI again, while Verizon refutes some earlier claims.
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.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005	Michael Capellas On The New MCI The CEO explains how Internet technology will be key to future growth and why he thinks his company has the edge there