Metromedia Again Misses Interest Payment

Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. defaulted on a $30-million debt interest payment to Verizon Communications Inc., the second missed payment this month by the data cable owner controlled by billionaire John Kluge. The provider of links for Internet companies including AOL Time Warner Inc. averted bankruptcy last year by securing $611 million of financing, which included a $150-million note from Citigroup Inc. and a $230-million note convertible into stock.