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MCI Communications Corp - 1983
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Reference no. XLS061
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Bruce Greenwald (Harvard Business School); W White (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1984
Version: 16 August 2010
Format: .xls
Data source: Field research
Topics: Financing; Managing uncertainty; Antitrust laws; Debt management; Bonds
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Abstract

MCI Communications Corp is faced with a large need for external financing to support rapid growth and substantial uncertainty due to the AT&T antitrust settlement. The case illustrates the value of convertible debt as a financing instrument in these circumstances.
Location:
District of Columbia
Size:
USD1 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1968-1983
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MCI Communications Corp - 1983
Case
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Reference no. 9-284-057
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Bruce Greenwald (Harvard Business School); W White (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1984
Version: 1 June 1998
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Managing uncertainty; Bonds; Debt management; Financing; Antitrust laws; Emerging markets; Loans
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Abstract

MCI Communications Corp is faced with a large need for external financing to support rapid growth and substantial uncertainty due to the AT&T antitrust settlement. The case illustrates the value of convertible debt as a financing instrument in these circumstances.

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Location:
District of Columbia
Size:
USD1 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1968-1983

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MCI Communications Corp - 1983
Case
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Reference no. 9-284-057
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Bruce Greenwald (Harvard Business School); W White (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1984
Version: 1 June 1998
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Managing uncertainty; Bonds; Debt management; Financing; Antitrust laws; Emerging markets; Loans
View full details