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The Marketplace Report: MCI Accepts Verizon Bid

NPR

Published March 29, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

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MCI announced Tuesday that it has accepted a revised takeover proposal from Verizon. Under the new agreement, Verizon will acquire the long distance phone company for $7.6 billion. Tess Vigeland of Marketplace reports.