My guess is C&W as they have been looking at consolidating some of these. You Telco *with* money still. /Dee joe mcguckin <joe@via.net> wrote:
Whoever the buyer is, I hope it's not WorldCom!
Joe
On 3/18/02 10:23 AM, "Richard A Steenbergen" <ras@e-gerbil.net> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 10:19:30AM -0800, Rusty H. Hodge wrote:
Metromedia said it is seeking to restructure its debts. As of Feb. 28, it had $3.3 billion of consolidated debt and about $37.3 million in cash. A restructuring could substantially dilute the value held by stockholders, the company said.
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To raise cash, Metromedia said it plans to sell the facilities of its Internet exchange, PAIX, for about $50 million cash and an equity interest in the buyer. A substantial part of the proceeds from the sale, expected to close in the second quarter, will be used to pay down debt, it said.
$50 mil down, $3.25 billion to go...