RHYTHMS HIRES BANKING COMPANY METRO TELECOM BUSINESS SEEKING FINANCIAL OPTIONS.(Business) From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: April 3, 2001| Author: Smith, Jeff | COPYRIGHT 2001 Rocky Mountain News. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jeff Smith News Staff Writer

STOCK WATCH

Rhythms NetConnections, (RTHM: Nasdaq) $0.31, down 13 cents.

Rhythms NetConnections Inc., once one of the area's rising technology stars, is making a last-ditch effort to survive the telecom shakeout.

The Arapahoe County-based provider of high-speed DSL Internet service said Monday it has hired the prominent investment banking firm Lazard Freres & Co. to study its financial options includi...