The Verizon-MCI Merger
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Case Details:
Case Code : BSTR259
Case Length : 19 Pages
Period : 2000-07
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Verizon, MCI
Industry : Telecom
Countries : US
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Background Note
Verizon
From the advent of telephones in the US until the 1980s, under the Bell System,
AT&T had monopoly over the US telecom market.
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The US DoJ filed an antitrust suit
against AT&T in 1974, charging that the company had unlawfully monopolized the
telecommunications market. This led to the 1984 break up of AT&T in order to do
away with the prevailing monopolistic conditions in the American telephone
industry...
MCI
MCI Inc. was founded as Microwave Communications Inc. in 1963, with a plan to
build a series of microwave relay stations. In 1968, an FCC ruling gave
telephone users the right to connect to private communications equipment through
AT&T Network. In the same year, an investor from New York, William McGowan
(McGowan), met the founders and board of Microwave Communications, and agreed to
infuse capital into the business...
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Rationale for the Merger
Verizon's management had been discussing its planned acquisition of MCI with
MCI's management since mid 2004. The other mergers in the industry encouraged
Verizon to consider merger with MCI seriously. Seidenberg was keen on the merger
as it would bring several new business customers, the national IP backbone, and
the sales and customer support teams of MCI to Verizon. According to Seidenberg,
"MCI is one of the few beachfront properties out there. It would have been crazy
for us not to talk to Michael (Capellas) about what he and his team were doing.
It was a very natural thing for us to do."...
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The Merger Deal
Before Verizon disclosed its bid to acquire MCI, Qwest had also
announced plans to acquire MCI at US$ 6.3 billion. After Verizon put
forward its offer, which was accepted by MCI's directors, Qwest
increased its offer to US$ 8 billion. Several shareholders of MCI
expressed their concern about the company agreeing to a merger with
Verizon, while Qwest was offering a higher bid. However, Verizon said
its own merger with MCI would be beneficial for both the companies.
According to the company's spokesperson, "We made an offer, and it was
accepted. That is the status. As far as we are concerned, we have a
strategic fit that no one else can match."... |
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