Other companies, including IXC Communications, had similar plans, though none looked close to breaking ground.

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IXC, which has rather more of its fibre operational than has Qwest.

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Among the largest underlying components of IXC, in trading today Schlumberger Ltd ( SLB) is up about 3.1%, and Conocophillips ( COP) is higher by about 1.6%.

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' and he said, 'No, that's IXC.

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' and he said, 'Nope, that's IXC.

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Among the largest underlying components of IXC, in trading today Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ( NYSE: APC) is off about 1.6%, Apache Corporation ( NYSE: APA) is off about 1.9%, and Hess Corporation ( NYSE: HES) is lower by about 0.5%.

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Among the largest underlying components of IXC, in trading today Devon Energy Corp. ( NYSE: DVN) is up about 2.2%, EOG Resources, Inc. ( NYSE: EOG) is up about 2.4%, and Hess Corp ( NYSE: HES) is up by about 2.6%.

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Among the largest underlying components of IXC, in trading today Apache Corporation ( NYSE: APA) is up about 1.6%, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ( NYSE: APC) is up about 3.8%, and National Oilwell Varco Incorporated ( NYSE: NOV) is higher by about 1.6%.

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