MCI Inc.'s board of directors late last night 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.

Lobbying against the regional Bells is about to become a lonely cause for XO Communications Inc. of Reston. For years, XO, MCI Inc. and AT&T Corp. were more or less comrades fighting regional phone ...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- MCI Inc. rejected the latest $8.9 billion takeover bid by Qwest Communications Inc., voting to stay with original suitor Verizon Communications Inc. despite its lower offer ...

NEW YORK -- MCI Inc. and Onvoy Inc., a Minnesota phone and Internet company, have settled AT&T; Corp.'s charges that they passed phone-call routing fees on to AT&T,; the companies said Monday. Terms ...

A day after quitting the bidding for MCI Inc. in frustration, Qwest Communications International Inc. signaled it might pursue other deals to contend with the merger-driven consolidation of power in ...

NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. may sell or spin off its phone book and online directories business to raise cash as it nears completion of its purchase of MCI Inc. and invests billions in ...

MCI Inc.’s Web conferencing offering with Microsoft Corp. is just the beginning of a move to let users make PCs into phones, MCI President and CEO Michael Capellas said in a keynote address yesterday ...

NEW YORK - MCI Inc. accepted a sweetened $7.64 billion takeover proposal from Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday that raises the price tag by $1 billion, but is still nearly a billion dollars shy ...

MCI has accepted a revised $7.64 billion acquisition bid from Verizon Communications, rejecting a higher offer from Qwest Communications, MCI announced Tuesday. The Verizon bid increases the cash ...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Long-distance phone carrier MCI Inc., which is being acquired by Verizon Communications Inc., on Tuesday reported its first quarterly profit since emerging from bankruptcy in ...

MCI Inc. on Tuesday announced several new IP (Internet Protocol) security products, including intrusion protection, vulnerability scanning, an antivirus/antispam offering and new managed firewalls.

MCI Inc. announced improvements to its online customer management portal this week to help Web hosting customers better manage their MCI voice and data services. MCI’s new MCI Customer Center, ...