Long-distance telephone company MCI Inc., on Friday, touted its $6.75 billion deal to be bought by Verizon Communications Inc., but said it would thoroughly analyze a revised $8 billion bid by Qwest Communications International Inc.

Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Verizon offered close to 7 billion dollars to MCI Inc.

Possible answers:
(1). Yes.
(2). It's impossible to say.
(3). No.
(1).