Government proposes ban on federal contracts for MCI

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: STEPHEN LABATON AND BARNABY J. FEDER | Copyright information

Government proposes ban on federal contracts for MCI

By STEPHEN LABATON AND BARNABY J. FEDER New York Times

Friday, August 1, 2003

Washington -- The federal government on Thursday proposed barring MCI from winning new government contracts.

The decision was a significant new blow to MCI, the nation's second-largest long-distance phone company and the major provider of telecommunications services for many of the government's big agencies. It automatically disqualifies...

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