This case is an introductory exercise to estimate the cost of capital (cost of equity and weighted average cost of capital) to the firm handle a substantial increase in debt. Students are asked to compare the debt policy MCI connection of the other five leading telecom companies to find an optimal capital structure in MCI. "Hide
by Susan Chaplinsky, Robert S. Harris Source: Darden School of Business 11 pages. Publication Date: March 31, 1997. Prod. #: UV2421-PDF-ENG
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