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Dennis Mendyk

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EditorDennis Mendyk comes to The Net Economy from Interactive Week, where he served as Telecommunications Editor since July 1998. He was a founding editor of tele.com and has covered the communications and computing industries as an editor and writer since 1984. Mendyk is a past recipient of the Jesse H. Neal Award for editorial excellence.He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from New York University and a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Connecticut.

Verizon: Reconnecting

Verizons phone cables were crushed and submerged in water after 7 World Trade Center crashed. Finally, its rehabilitation work is just about complete. By the end of this year, more than 1,000 customer-service staffers at Verizon Communications in New York City will face one of the toughest mornings of their lives. Theyll return to work […]

Verizon: Reconnecting
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Five Reasons Not to Like AT&T Comcast

So the light shining at the end of Mike Armstrongs tunnel comes from Philadelphia after all. After months of playing boardroom footsie, Armstrong and his crew of mostly aging lions have decided to roll over for the Roberts family, cashing in whats left of their cable chips in the process. Of course, the final resolution […]

Five Reasons Not to Like AT&T Comcast
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XO Goes to the Bargain Bin

Add XO Communications to the list of distressed properties bought on the cheap by Forstmann Little and Mexicos leading financier, Carlos Slim Helu. XO announced today that Forstmann Little and Telmex, Mexicos largest phone company, will each invest $400 million in the struggling CLEC. In return, the two new investors will each get a 39% […]

XO Goes to the Bargain Bin
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