
While the decision is positive for the large local-phone companies and negative for competitors, notably AT&T T and MCI WCOEQ , we aren't adjusting our fair value estimates at this time. We continue to expect competitors will have access to the local
Landmann, and Tad Rivelle Few funds have benefitted more from the corporate rebound than this one. It got clobbered when WorldCom WCOEQ and Qwest Q debt sank last year, but this year the fund has made up nearly everything it lost to its peer group. The fund
The courts gave MCI/WorldCom 's WCOEQ plan to emerge from bankruptcy the green light Friday, paving the way for the firm to return to the telecom industry with a much
Bell peers. Before this quarter, Qwest's line losses had been relatively mild, but it seems AT&T T and WorldCom/MCI WCOEQ have stepped up competitive efforts in some of the cities Qwest serves. Management conceded that it has been too slow in rolling
CEO and CFO separated soon. Richard Roscitt stepped down as CEO on Wednesday after accepting an offer to head MCI/WorldCom WCOEQ . ADC's board named the current chief financial officer, Robert Switz, as successor; he will occupy both positions while
We don't think MCI/WorldCom WCOEQ is the threat its rivals claim, but the firm is still a major competitor in the crowded telecom industry. The recent efforts
prices on DSL and offering unlimited local and long-distance calling plans to match offers from AT&T T and WorldCom/MCI WCOEQ have also had an impact. But profits in DSL should improve with greater scale, while long-distance service adds dollars
bill passed, and a major victory for competitors who resell SBC local-phone service, including AT&T T and WorldCom/MCI WCOEQ . SBC plans to challenge the ruling, but didn't specify how. The company is still free to pursue a rate increase through
service with a local-phone line helps to stem customer defection and combats similar offerings from AT&T T and WorldCom/MCI WCOEQ . BellSouth has also emerged as a leader in DSL high-speed Internet access. A greater proportion of BellSouth phone customers
serve their own local-phone customers. The law is a direct affront to long-distance giants AT&T T and WorldCom/MCI WCOEQ , as the first 35,000 phone lines served by a competing local-phone company are exempt for two years. Only AT&T and MCI