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The WorldCom/MCI deal

The bidding war for MCI Communications Corp. may be over, but WorldCom, Inc.'s difficult job of blending its massive network with MCI's has only begun. We've assembled a package of news articles and opinion pieces to help you make sense of it all:

News Will the MCI/WorldCom merger hurt the market? Join our online forum and sound off! Cable & Wireless objects to MCI's behind-the-scenes negotiations Network World, 6/11/98. MCI gives Internet business to Cable & Wireless Network World, 5/28/98. GTE sues to block WorldCom MCI merger IDG News Service, 5/8/98. WorldCom riding financial wave Network World, 5/4/98. Will MCI/Worldcom backbone hurt market? Network World, 4/6/98. WorldCom/MCI deal to go through ringer IDG News Service, 3/23/98. WorldCom reveals upgrade plans for MAEs Network World, 1/28/98 Labor union tries to halt WorldCom/MCI merger IDG News Service, 1/6/98. Ebbers' job has only just begun Merging WorldCom, MCI nets will prove challenging. Right out of the gate, an MCI price hike WorldCom's Sidgmore sizes up the deal Network World, 11/17/97. Price: Buyout to benefit customers Q&A with MCI Communications president Tim Price.

Pundits opine Drumming up merger opposition Network World Senior Editor David Rohde, 4/6/98. Fasten your seat belts: Even more mergers ahead Alan Pearce, former FCC chief economist WorldCom's foreign metro networks could offer big benefits Howard Anderson, president of the Yankee Group. Looking good for voice and IP . . . but what about everything else?t Christine Heckart, VP of TeleChoice. Can WorldCom teach MCI how to write a flexible contract? Ellen Block, telecommunications attorney. What do you think of it all? Jump into nwfusion.talk and add your opinion.