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Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves CenturyLink-Qwest Merger
Combination Will Bring Wider Variety of Communications Solutions, Including Broadband
Mar 3, 2011
MONROE, La. and DENVER – The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today approved the pending merger between CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q).
The PUC conducted a comprehensive review of the...
Arizona Corporation Commission Approves CenturyLink-Qwest Merger
Greater Broadband Availability is Among Merger’s Benefits to Arizona
Mar 1, 2011
MONROE, La. and DENVER – The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) today issued an order approving the pending merger between CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q).
The ACC conducted a substantive review of the...
Blake Wetzel, Vice President of Sales, Qwest Business Markets Group Recognized as a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN
Feb 22, 2011
DENVER – February 21, 2011 – Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced that Blake Wetzel has been named a Channel Chief by the Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine. Channel Chiefs are leaders in creating effective channel...
Qwest Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results
Feb 15, 2011
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights
o Revenue trend continues steady improvement
o Strategic revenue growth of 7 percent driven by enterprise IP services, carrier demand and residential fiber-based...
Qwest Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.08
Jan 24, 2011
DENVER – Jan. 24, 2011 – Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on Feb. 25, 2011, to all stockholders of record at the...
Qwest E-Line offering delivers dedicated bandwidth
A new point-to-point Ethernet offering from Qwest dubbed iQ E-Line service provides customers with end-to-end dedicated bandwidth, said Eric Bozich, vice president of Qwest National Network Services in an interview with Connected Planet.
Video, telecom network management still challenge fixed line operators
Qwest Communications CTO Pieter Poll spoke with SearchTelecom.com about how the former "Baby Bell" is managing growing Internet traffic from its backbone to access networks.
IT Business Edge Highlights Qwest Business Slideshow, "Five Real-World Tactics to Protect Your Enterprise Networks"
Today's successful businesses run at the speed of light, requiring employees and corporate assets to be available and accessible 24x7. Enterprises must find ways to allow rapid, flexible access while protecting themselves from serious risk.
Pieter Poll: Selling Enterprises on IPv6 Migration
This is the first article in a two-part series featuring Qwest CTO Pieter Poll on selling the enterprise on making the IPv6 migration. Selling enterprise customers on an IPv6 migration plan with no obvious return on investment (ROI) is not easy. Whether your sales reps are coaxing expense-phobic CFOs or skeptical IT professionals, service providers will face resistance. As such, carriers must pitch the IPv6 transition as a gradual process that enables business continuity, rather than relying on Y2K-style scare tactics.
CTO Edge Features Article by Qwest CTO Pieter Poll: "Engineering Today's Network for Tomorrow's Internet Experience"
The next generation of telecommunications networks will change the world in new and exciting ways just as they always have. I believe that future is here and already taking shape as the telecommunications industry morphs into something entirely new: an experience driven by the customer.
