Nine years after a congressional hearing on fraud at Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), the company is not only a publicly traded stock again after emerging from bankruptcy, but it is also being purchased by Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) at a premium.

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Imagine how a combination of, say, Global Crossing or Williams fiber and Yipes services could kill the local phone company.

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