This Enterprise decision is also a boost to Qwest, whose inclusion in the first Networx contract was a big deal for the carrier. But now, Sprint once again has the opportunity to bid on government business. The decision puzzled some since Sprint was an incumbent government contractor. The Universal contract had been awarded to AT&T, Verizon, and Qwest and had rejected a bid by Sprint. (See Networx Numbers Big for VZ, AT&T, Qwest.) The first was the Networx Universal contract, which is currently worth $20 billion but is capped at $48 billion should the terms of the contract ever need to be reworked. This is the second multibillion-dollar contract handed out by the General Services Administration this year. (NYSE: LVLT) have each now earned the right to bid to provide telecommunications services to individual government agencies.

(NYSE: S), and Level 3 Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Qwest Communications International Inc. federal government's $20.1 billion Networx Enterprise contract RFP, and all five were awarded spots.

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