WOBURN, MA: Genuity's pre-Thanksgiving announcement that it was filing for bankruptcy and would be acquired was not something many would be thankful for.

But John Vincenzo, director of corporate communications, was thankful Genuity's management had him involved from the beginning, making it that much easier to break the news and craft consistent messages for numerous stakeholders. Level 3, a high-speed communications company, will acquire Genuity.

The media had followed the high-speed ISP's financial woes for months.

And internally, the company had been contemplating ...