BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 17, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Deutsche Telekom's Broken Trail of Deals TELECOM ITALIA Last year, DT tries to rescue the Italian giant from a hostile bid. Olivetti gives shareholders a better deal. GLOBAL ONE A joint venture with Sprint and France Telecom collapses earlier this year, partly because of rancor inspired by DT's proposed union with Telecom Italia. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS Talks in March fail after objections from Qwest merger partner US West. FREESERVE In June, DT comes within a whisker of landing the British ISP, but last-minute objections end the deal. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS America or Bust for Deutsche Telekom? TABLE: Deutsche Telekom's Broken Trail of Deals INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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