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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.
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.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Tim Beyers	Verizon's Qwest in Peril? Troubled telco Qwest makes one more bid for MCI. Will Verizon up its offer? Investors, take note.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 29, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Quiet Ahead of MCI Deadline The carrier has until midnight to try and displace Qwest as MCI's merger partner.
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.
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.
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.
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 February 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	MCI in Qwest for Merger? Rumors swirl about a possible second blockbuster merger in telecommunications.
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 February 23, 2005 Tim Beyers	Mating Takes Time, MCI MCI snubs troubled suitor Qwest in favor of Verizon; investors ask a judge to force another look.
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.
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 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 April 4, 2005 Colin C. Haley	A Continuing Qwest For MCI Feeling insecure, Verizon threatens to walk if MCI looks Qwest's way.
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.
InternetNews February 24, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Will Persistence (and Cash) Pay Off For Qwest? Qwest restructures its bid for MCI, putting new pressure on MCI's board and Verizon's standing bid.
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.
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.
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.
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.
InternetNews March 22, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Blasts MCI Over Disconnected Talks CEO Richard Notebaert has harsh words for MCI's board and even harsher ones for rival bidder Verizon.
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 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 March 1, 2005 Tim Beyers	Qwest for a Meeting The beleaguered telco takes its bid for MCI straight to investors.
CFO April 1, 2003 Edward Teach	Art of the Auction Soliciting bids is an effective way to sell a business -- but review your strategy first.
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.
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 May 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI Returns to Verizon After a brief flirtation with Qwest, MCI's board endorses Verizon's new $8.4B takeover bid.
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 December 9, 2004 Bill Mann	Hollywood, But Holly Shouldn't Hollywood Entertainment's board wants shareholders to accept the lowest buyout offer.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Mergers and Acquiescence Are investors better off holding or selling their stocks that are getting acquired?
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 October 3, 2005 Brian Grow	Commentary: Bring Fund Managers on Board Though known for voracious profit hunting, these smart-money gurus can bring considerable advantages to a corporate board of directors.
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Jim Wagner	Comcast, TW Bid For Adelphia Hits Court A bid by the two largest cable operators in the U.S. reportedly trumps Cablevision's attempts to gain control of Adelphia's network.
InternetNews February 18, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Analysts Skeptical of Qwest Claim Experts aren't convinced a Qwest-MCI merger would clear government review before a Verizon-MCI combination.
CFO September 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan	Premiums Without Peril While bidding high to beat rivals for a target can be an acquirer's undoing, some have developed valuation tools to help them safely offer more.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 David Henry	Have Dealmakers Wised Up? Acquiring companies seem to be taking a closer look -- and paying less.
InternetNews March 28, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Starts Clock On MCI Offer The regional carrier's $8.45B bid for the network operator will expire April 5.
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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.
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