<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Telecom</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/specials/telecom?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><description>Telecom</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[MCI Calls Qwest's Bid 'Superior' to Verizon's]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11647-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11647-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qwest Raises Its Bid for MCI A Third Time]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8104-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8104-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merger Critics Seek Telecom Regulation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2400-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2400-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The proposed acquisitions of AT&T Corp. by SBC Communications Inc. and MCI Inc. by Verizon Communications Inc. raise questions about how smaller players will be able to compete, critics told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</ B></FONT></b>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel Unveils Long-Range Wireless Technology]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63987-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63987-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Intel Corp. debuts its latest product, a computer chip designed for a new high-speed wireless technology capable of delivering broadband service over many miles.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B ></FONT>]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Picks Tamsco to Build Iraq Infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61611-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61611-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Technical and Management Services Corp. of Calverton is building command and control infrastructure for the multinational forces in Iraq under a new contract with the U.S. Army. The contract has initial funding of $12.2 million, with a ceiling of $279 million over three years, the company said.]]></description><author> Doug Beizer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax Case Spotlights Offshore Havens]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61202-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61202-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Case against telecom tycoon Walter C. Anderson is evidence of how hard it can be for the government to determine whether sophisticated and successful people are paying their share of taxes.]]></description><author> David S. Hilzenrath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercator Partners IPO Raises $59.5 Million]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57897-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57897-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Mercator Partners Acquisition Corp. raised $59.5 million in an initial public stock offering yesterday and plans to use the money to buy a telecommunications business.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[MCI, Verizon Move to Close $7.65 Billion Merger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48299-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48299-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MCI Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. moved ahead yesterday to close their $7.65 billion merger despite uncertainty about how much support the companies could get for the deal.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon Agrees to Buy Large MCI Stake]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40350-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40350-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Verizon said Saturday it agreed to pay $1.1 billion in cash to purchase the shares of MCI's largest shareholder in an attempt to lock up its deal to buy MCI and shut out rival Qwest.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qwest's MCI Bid Born of Need to Expand Its Base]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35831-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35831-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Qwest Communications International Inc., hot to outbid a rival and acquire a big telecommunications company, boasted that its offer was "obviously superior."]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[AOL to Introduce Internet Phone Service]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32849-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32849-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[America Online Inc. today plans to offer  local and long-distance phone service via the Internet in Washington and 43 other cities, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded market that includes the major cable and telecommunications companies.]]></description><author> David A. Vise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Shareholders Criticize MCI Decision]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32840-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32840-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MCI Inc. rejected an offer from Qwest Communications International Inc. for a third time late Tuesday, leading some MCI shareholders to grouse that they will vote against MCI's existing agreement to merge with Verizon Communications Inc.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[MCI Again Rejects Qwest Merger Offer]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28449-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28449-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MCI Inc.'s board of directors late Tuesday rejected Qwest Communications International Inc.'s $8.9 billion offer, spurning the company's bid for a third time in favor of Verizon Communications Inc.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down to the Wireless]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18949-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18949-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Q    Are there hotel chains that have free wireless Internet access? ]]></description><author> Elissa Leibowitz Poma</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[MCI Encourages Qwest To Reopen Merger Talks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20155-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20155-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  NEW YORK, April 1  --  MCI Inc. invited Qwest Communications International Inc. to reopen merger talks Friday, just three days after the long-distance phone company agreed to a sweetened $7.65 billion buyout from Verizon Communications Inc. and a day after Qwest raised its bid to nearly $9 billion.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Second  Time, Qwest  Raises Bid to Win MCI]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17518-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17518-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Qwest Communications International Inc. Thursday pressed ahead in its efforts to win MCI Inc., adding $1.1 billion in cash to its previous bid for a total offer of $8.9 billion.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qwest Mulls Proxy Fight, Will Increase Bid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14486-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14486-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Qwest's current offer of $8.45 billion in cash and stock is already $800 million more than what Verizon has agreed to pay for MCI. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[MCI Accepts Sweetened Verizon Bid Over Qwest]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11437-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11437-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MCI and Verizon reaffirmed their intention to merge Tuesday as executives from Qwest contemplated whether to pursue a potentially hostile takeover or walk away from the protracted negotiations.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Ruling Limits Competition, ISP Tells Justices]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11429-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11429-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A Bush administration lawyer urged the Supreme Court to accept a 2002 Federal Communications Commission ruling that gave cable companies the right to bar rival Internet service providers from their lines, as the justices heard oral arguments yesterday in a case that could determine what choices are available to broadband subscribers.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans by U.S. to Dominate Space Raising Concerns]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7995-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7995-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:25:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Arms control advocates in the United States and abroad are expressing concern with the Bush administration's push for military superiority in space.]]></description><author> Walter Pincus</author></item></channel></rss>