Isn't MCI-don't-call-me-WorldCom the least bit embarrassed to be joining a lawsuit against SBC for allegedly using its political influence to wrangle a wholesale price hike out of the Illinois legislature? Come on―political influence is the only thing keeping MCI from suffering the fate that Verizon and others wish upon it: liquidation. If it weren't for the General Services Administration, the Defense Department and other federal agencies vociferously supporting WorldCom after it went bankrupt and continuing to award it long-term contracts, maybe the SEC might have had the courage not just to set a record with its $500 million fine, but to set precedent.
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