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To: saju chacko who wrote (3168)	9/16/1998 1:16:00 AM
From: Gary Korn	Respond to of 12623

News that bears repeating as WCOM is such a significant CIEN customer: Publication Date: Tuesday September 15, 1998 San Francisco Examiner (Copyright 1998) WorldCom, MCI deal gets FCC go-ahead Washington The Federal Communications Commission approved WorldCom Inc.'s proposed acquisition of long-distance giant MCI Communications Corp. MCI said on Monday that the deal, which would create the second-largest U.S. telecommunications company behind AT&T Corp., would close shortly. The deal, originally valued at $37 billion, would create a telecommunications behemoth capable of providing long-distance and local phone service as well as data and international services. (Bloomberg)