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MCI Calls Qwest's Bid 'Superior' to Verizon's
MCI Inc.'s board of directors embraced a cash-rich offer from Qwest Communications International Inc. after months of saying the company was a financially weaker and strategically less desirable merger partner than Verizon Communications Inc.
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Qwest Raises Its Bid for MCI A Third Time
Qwest Communications International Inc. yesterday increased its bid for MCI Inc. by more than $800 million, trying for the fourth time to woo the Ashburn company to abandon its plans to merge with Verizon Communications Inc.

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Verizon Agrees to Buy Stake Of MCI's Biggest Shareholder: $1.1 Billion Purchase an Attempt to Shut Out Qwest's Bids (Post, April 10, 2005)

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Down to the Wireless (Post, April 3, 2005)

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For Second Time, Qwest Raises Bid To Win MCI: New Takeover Try Adds $1.1 Billion in Battle With Verizon (Post, April 1, 2005)

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Verdict Stirs Up Mix of Emotion For Employees (Post, March 16, 2005)

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No Verdict in Ebbers's Trial: Jurors Take Weekend Break From Deliberating (Post, March 12, 2005)

Former Qwest Chief May Face Charges: SEC Prepares Case Against Nacchio in Connection With Revenue-Inflation Scheme (Post, March 12, 2005)

Powell Leaves FCC Admonishing Uncivil America (Post, March 11, 2005)

Jury Seeks Guidance In Ebbers's Trial: Judge Explains Part of Indictment (Post, March 10, 2005)

Defense Funds Boost Orbital's Fortunes (Post, March 10, 2005)

Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of WorldCom's Ebbers (Post, March 5, 2005)

Ebbers's Attorney Blames Underlings: Jury Set to Begin Deliberations Today (Post, March 4, 2005)

Bank Settles In WorldCom Class Action (Post, March 4, 2005)

Phone Company Settles in Blocking of Internet Calls (Post, March 4, 2005)

For MCI Board, An Awkward Straddle: Company's Advisers Must Consider More Than Price in Evaluating Offers (Post, March 4, 2005)

Prosecution Says Ebbers Had Motive, Led Fraud (Post, March 3, 2005)

MCI to Evaluate Qwest Bid (Post, March 3, 2005)

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Telecommuting Is the Way To Work (Post, March 3, 2005)

A Clear Path to Consolidation: House Panel Appears Unlikely to Challenge Big Telecom Mergers (Post, March 3, 2005)

Conflicting Portraits Of Ebbers Drawn at Trial: WorldCom's Detail Man or Hands-Off Mentor? (Post, March 2, 2005)

Qwest Tells MCI Stockholders That Its Offer Beats Verizon's (Post, March 2, 2005)

Telecom Mogul Held in Tax Case: Entrepreneur Faces Charges of Evading Over $200 Million (Post, March 1, 2005)

Ebbers Says He Had No Knowledge Of Fraud: WorldCom Ex-CEO Testifies at His Trial (Post, March 1, 2005)

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A Bid to Better Coordinate Communications (Post, Feb. 27, 2005)

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Chairman Was Told Ebbers 'Did Not Know': Roberts Testifies for WorldCom CEO (Post, Feb. 25, 2005)

New Qwest Bid for MCI Offers More Cash Upfront: Net for Shareholders Remains the Same (Post, Feb. 25, 2005)

Defense Takes Over In Trial Of Ebbers: Prosecution Rests, Counting on Words Of Former CFO (Post, Feb. 24, 2005)

FCC Tells AT&T to Pay Fees on Prepaid Cards (Post, Feb. 24, 2005)

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Qwest Plans to Revise Bid For MCI: Company Says Its Offer Is Better for Shareholders Than Rival Verizon's (Post, Feb. 18, 2005)

Qwest Reveals Details of Spurned Bid for MCI (Post, Feb. 17, 2005)

FCC Probes Blocking of Internet Phone Calls (Post, Feb. 17, 2005)

Defense Questions Sullivan on Lies: Focus Is on Weaknesses of Ex-WorldCom CFO's Testimony (Post, Feb. 17, 2005)

Settlement Progresses in IPO Fraud Suits: $1 Billion Agreement Receives Judge's Preliminary Approval in Class Action (Post, Feb. 16, 2005)

Mergers Raise Concerns Over Internet Access (Post, Feb. 16, 2005)

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MCI Chief Repeats the Feat Of a High-Tech Turnaround (Post, Feb. 15, 2005)

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Ex-CFO Says Fraud Fear Killed '01 Deal: WorldCom Leader Ended Verizon Talks (Post, Feb. 11, 2005)

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