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The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Qwest Revives MCI MCI strikes deal with Qwest for local phone access.
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The Motley Fool November 3, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Sprint Lawsuit to Proceed, Partially Both Sprint and AT&T can claim partial victories in this ongoing saga.
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Jim Wagner	Analysts: Verizon/Sprint Deal Would Face Hurdles Analysts at investment firm Legg Mason said Tuesday any Verizon plan to acquire Sprint would face a "significant" hurdle from government regulators.
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 September 1, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Why Is Sprint Smiling? The U.S. Government suit to block AT&T's merger is just fine with Sprint and Verizon.
InternetNews June 10, 2004 Paul Shread	Telecom Landscape Recast The telecom shakeout may soon enter a new phase... The markets will be closed Friday in honor of former President Reagan... EMC declined 2% after reaffirming guidance... etc.
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The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Tim Beyers	My Leaky Wallet A closer inspection of a phone bill reveals a lost opportunity.
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 December 10, 2004 Phil Wohl	Telecom Making a Comeback? There might be signs of life in the industry after all. Positioning is key in any industry, but it is especially applicable for the telecom players. These companies have spent years trying to step out of quicksand and onto some terra firma.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Troubles in Telecom During the long and painful process as telecom companies struggle to survive or thrive, some shareholders may not be so lucky.
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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 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.
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InternetNews March 2, 2005 Roy Mark	Telecom Mergers Get House Nod Top House leaders say the proposed Verizon-MCI and SBC-AT&T mergers are moving telecom, Internet in the right direction.
InternetNews December 15, 2004 Jim Wagner	Sprint, Nextel to Merge Sprint and Nextel have agreed to merge, to better compete with Cinglar and Verizon Wireless for voice and data customers. The new company, Sprint Nextel, will serve more than 40 million wireless subscribers.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Dave Mock	Deutsche Telekom and Sprint Nextel: Are You Kidding? Rumors abound that Deutsche Telekom is thinking about picking up Sprint Nextel on the cheap, with the intent to combine it with its T-Mobile USA operations and create the largest wireless carrier in the U.S.
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 February 28, 2008 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel: From Bad to Abysmal In a somber assessment of a decaying business, the company announced fourth-quarter earnings today; its operational issues have yet to reach bottom.
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.
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 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Ma Bell Holding the Line Can AT&T, the leading telecom company, lead an industry out of the doldrums?
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.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Anders Bylund	Is Sprint Becoming a One-Trick Pony? Put that reservoir pen down and back away from the negotiating table very, very slowly.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Ma Bell Means Business? AT&T focuses on declining business customers -- again. It reported second-quarter earnings that doubled the consensus estimate ($0.14 vs. $0.07 a share), yet shares dropped more than 2%.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Bill Mann	Is MCI Junk? Naw! The S&P gives MCI debt a non-investment grade, with Moody's likely to follow. What does this mean for investors?
InternetNews July 11, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Sprint Pays $1.3B For US Unwired Sprint will pay $1.3 billion in cash for wireless reseller U.S. Unwired, a move that erases a legal challenge to Sprint's pending merger with Nextel.
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.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Kelvin Taylor	So Long, Long Distance AT&T turns its business focus away from traditional phone service. Investors should look at these trends in telecom and study the companies poised to compete effectively.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Dan Radovsky	This Merger Is Looking Less and Less Likely The AT&T - T-Mobile merger is appearing less likely to financial analysts.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2005 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel, Savvy Dealmaker The cell phone conglomerate buys its way out of litigation risk. Given the company's deft moves in the mergers-and-acquisition arena, affiliate shareholders counting on a premium buyout will likely be disappointed.
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 February 17, 2005	Sprint Signs Up Convergys Sprint has signed a multi-million-dollar contract with human resources outsourcer Convergys. The agreement will bring voice and data onto a single platform for Convergys' call centers and data centers.
InternetNews December 10, 2004 Jim Wagner	Sprint, Nextel Talking Merger? Though neither side has confirmed talks, speculation abounds over the merger of the two wireless carriers.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Talk Is Cheap Talk America, a provider of bundled local and long-distance calling services, posts impressive results.
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