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	Discussion Board Verizon Communications

January 10, 2001

When Bell Atlantic and GTE hooked up to form Verizon (NYSE: VZ), it was supposed to be a marriage of telco titans. Yet not every Fool has come to bear wedding gifts.

Welcome to Dueling Fools. This week, Chris Rugaber (TMF Chris) is bullish on Verizon while Rick Aristotle Munarriz (TMF Edible) is not. Read the arguments and rebuttals. Then make the call.

The Bull Argument...
Verizon has the business plan and the cash to carry it forward, through both calm and rough waters. It is executing on its goals of becoming a diversified communications provider, and is planning to expand nationally (and internationally). Why not consider investing in such a steady company?
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Bear Argument...
You see, while it's easy to pepper up Verizon's potential with glitzy words like "wireless" and "broadband," the truth is that the company is just a slow-footed behemoth now coping with the margin-munching evils of deregulation.
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