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VZ/MCI Networks at a Glance
February 14, 2005
9:50 AM -- If Verizon buys MCI for $4.8 billion in equity and $488 million in cash, the result would be a gigantic carrier with global reach. Here's how the two companies see their respective networks now:
Table 1: Network Comparison
Verizon Wireless | Verizon Wireline | MCI Wireline |
269 million licensed POPs | 6,600 local POPs | 4,500 POPs |
Strong business presence | Serving 2/3s of the top 100 MSAs | Presence on 6 continents, 140+ countries, and over 2,800 cities |
Leading 3G network | 3.6 million DSL customers | Telecom industry�s most expansive global IP backbone w/ 3.2 million dialup modems |
43.8 million customers | 9 million fiber miles | 100,000-mile fiber optic network |
"America's most reliable network" | 53 million access lines | 130 data centers and connections to more than 100,000 buildings |
— Phil Harvey, News Editor, Light Reading
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