<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - XO Communications</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><description>XO Communications</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[Small Telecom Firms Fight Mergers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38353-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38353-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the big-money world of telecommunications, the little guys are preparing to battle back, but with limited funds, they are plotting to take their attack directly to regulators and antitrust officials.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum  and Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO Regards Growth as Essential to Its Survival]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28037-2004Jul4.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28037-2004Jul4.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Reston-based XO Communications Inc. serves 200,000 businesses in more than 70 cities nationwide, and is looking at other phone companies to buy. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Yuki Noguchi</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forstmann Little Loses but Avoids Damages]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22245-2004Jul1.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22245-2004Jul1.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A jury found yesterday that Forstmann Little & Co., the New York buyout firm, breached its contract with Connecticut's state pension fund by investing too much money in Reston-based XO Communications Inc., but the panel decided not to award damages.]]></description><author> Randy Whitestone  and Sophia Pearson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO Tops Bidding for Dallas-Based Phone Company]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41152-2004Feb13.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41152-2004Feb13.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. yesterday outbid Qwest Communications International Inc.to purchase the assets of Dallas-based Allegiance Telecom Inc. out of bankruptcy, for $645 million in cash and stock.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savvis Buys Cable &#38; Wireless USA]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40780-2004Jan23.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40780-2004Jan23.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Savvis Communications Corp. beat out six other bidders yesterday, including XO Communications Inc., to buy the assets of Cable &#38; Wireless USA Inc. and its sister Internet company out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $167.5 million.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cable & Wireless USA Sale Process Starts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37091-2004Jan21.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37091-2004Jan21.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cable & Wireless USA Inc. and its sister Internet company began their auctioning process yesterday to determine who will purchase their telecommunications network and 5,000 business customers. Reston-based XO Communications Inc. is among the bidders, along with a "considerable number" of others, according to a spokesman for Cable & Wireless USA, which has a large corporate presence in Reston.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO Owner Again Bids For Telecom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23641-2004Jan16.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23641-2004Jan16.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. Friday launched a bid for Cable & Wireless USA Inc. and Cable & Wireless Internet Services Inc., the latest attempt by XO owner Carl C. Icahn to acquire telecommunications assets of a bankrupt company.<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[Some XO Investors  To Get a Second Chance]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54325-2003Jul27.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54325-2003Jul27.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. plans to offer shareholders who held stock before the company's emergence from bankruptcy a chance to buy stock in the reorganized firm.<br><B><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666">-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO to Lay Off 500, Close Some Offices]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61637-2003Jul15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61637-2003Jul15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. plans to shut down some of its offices and lay off 500 people, or about 10 percent of its workforce, by the end of the year as it tries to consolidate its operations, the Reston firm's chief executive said yesterday.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Accuses Icahn of Obstructing Merger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29396-2003Jul8.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29396-2003Jul8.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After months of silence on Carl Icahn's attempt to take it over, Global Crossing is now accusing the billionaire and XO Communications, the Reston telecom firm he controls, of interfering with a previously arranged merger. <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[XO Buys Global Crossing Debt]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54593-2003Jun30.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54593-2003Jun30.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. announced yesterday that it has purchased more than a third of Global Crossing Ltd.'s senior secured debt, a move that could increase its influence over Global Crossing's fate in bankruptcy.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icahn Again Increases Offer for Global Crossing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33443-2003Jun25.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33443-2003Jun25.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Carl C. Icahn added slightly to his offer this week to buy Global Crossing Ltd. out of bankruptcy, but  the company argued in court yesterday for more time to complete a deal it signed with Singapore Technologies Telemedia PTE.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi  and Christopher Stern</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO's Icahn Boosts Bid For Global Crossing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52424-2003Jun12.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52424-2003Jun12.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Billionaire financier Carl C. Icahn, who took over XO Communications Inc. in bankruptcy court in January, stepped up the pressure on Global Crossing Ltd.'s creditors yesterday to accept his offer to buy a controlling share of that firm as well.]]></description><author> Christopher Stern  and Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO Bids for Global Crossing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59941-2003May30.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59941-2003May30.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Reston-based XO Communications Inc. announced Friday that it has  made a $700 million offer for Global Crossing  Ltd., an international telecommunications company that filed for bankruptcy protection last year. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Christopher Stern  and Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Executive Leaving Reston-Based XO]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42297-2003May26.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42297-2003May26.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. plans to announce today the departure of its president and chief operating officer, Nathaniel A. Davis, the last of its pre-bankruptcy management team.<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[XO to Focus on Sales]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50886-2003Apr28.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50886-2003Apr28.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. announced Monday that it hired Carl J. Grivner, the operations chief of bankrupt telecom firm Global Crossing Ltd., as its new chief executive. His first order of business: Sell more and spend less.  <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[Past Bankruptcy, XO Concentrates on Sales]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29247-2003Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29247-2003Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Peter Bianchini has been a salesman at XO Communications Inc. for three years, and it hasn't been easy.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3535-2003Jan16.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3535-2003Jan16.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. announced yesterday that it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with reduced debt, new management and a new owner, billionaire financier Carl C. Icahn.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO Chairman Akerson to Leave]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46126-2002Dec27.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46126-2002Dec27.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XO Communications Inc. of Reston said yesterday that its chairman and chief executive officer is stepping down.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[XO's Bankruptcy Plan Gets Go-Ahead]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61191-2002Nov15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61191-2002Nov15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/xocommunications</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A judge Friday approved XO Communications Inc.'s plan to emerge from bankruptcy  protection, which means the Reston-based telecom firm will soon begin a new life as a private company with a new owner -- billionaire financier Carl C. Icahn -- who plans to look for opportunities to merge  XO with smaller telecom firms. <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></channel></rss>
