Qwest Communications
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| Subsidiary of CenturyLink | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Fate | Merged with CenturyLink |
| Predecessor | US West |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Phillip Anschutz |
| Defunct | August 1, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado, USA |
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Area served
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International |
| Services |
Telephony Internet Television |
| Revenue |
 $13.778 billion (2007) |
 $1.730 billion (2007) |
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$2.917 billion (2007) |
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| Total assets |
$22.532 billion (2007) |
| Total equity |
$563 million (2007) |
| Owner | CenturyLink (2011–present) |
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Number of employees
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30,000 (2010) |
| Subsidiaries | Qwest Corporation |
| Website | www |
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Footnotes / references |
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Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a large United States telecommunications carrier. Qwest provided local service in 14 western and midwestern U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
On April 22, 2010, CenturyLink announced it would acquire Qwest in a stock transaction. The merger closed on April 1, 2011. Qwest began doing business as CenturyLink in August 2011.
Qwest provided voice, Internet backbone data services, and digital television in some areas. It operated in three segments: Wireline Services, Wireless Services, and Other Services. The Wireline Services segment provided local voice, long distance voice, and data and Internet (DSL) services to consumers, businesses, and wholesale customers, as well as access services to wholesale customers. The Wireless Services segment was achieved by a partnership with Verizon Wireless. Qwest also partnered with DirecTV to provide digital television service to its customers. In Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Omaha, Qwest offered Qwest Choice TV (later known as Qwest Digital Television), an service over DSL. This service was retired in October 2008 (after being no longer available to new customers in May 2008), leaving DirecTV as the only TV service Qwest provided. Qwest Digital Television customers were moved to DirecTV. The Other Services segment primarily involved the sublease of real estate assets, such as space in office buildings, warehouses, and other properties.
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