Qwest Communications International Inc.

News and overview for Qwest Communications International Inc.

Earnings Preview: Qwest to report 3rd-qtr results
Forbes | 28 days 5 hours 49 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Qwest Communications International Inc. is scheduled to report its third-quarter results on Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.


Qwest starts note exchange offer
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 9 days 23 hours 15 minutes ago
DENVER (AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. said Friday that it began an offer by its Qwest Corp. subsidiary to exchange privately placed outstanding 8.375 percent notes due in 2016 for newly registered 8.375 percent notes also due that year.


Qwest begins offer to exchange privately placed outstanding notes
Sun (Baltimore), The | 9 days 23 hours 13 minutes ago
Qwest Communications International Inc. said Friday that it began an offer by its Qwest Corp. subsidiary to exchange privately placed outstanding 8.375 percent notes due in 2016 for newly registered 8.375 percent notes also due that year.


Sprint, Ciena give back some gains - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 5 hours 6 minutes ago
Qwest Communications International Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!q/quotes/nls/q (Q 3.75, +0.10, +2.60%) was the lone advancer in the phone group, up a penny.


Qwest revenue falls short, shares up on outlook
Yahoo! | 26 days 7 hours 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Qwest Communications International Inc (Q.N) posted quarterly revenue that was slightly below Wall Street expectations but its shares rose almost 4 percent as it increased its profit outlook for the year.


Qwest Communications 3Q Earnings Fall Six Percent
NewsFactor Network | 16 days 12 hours 10 minutes ago
Qwest fell behind CenturyLink into fourth place among U.S. phone companies by number of lines in service. AT&T and Verizon are the two largest. Qwest ended the third quarter with roughly seven million lines, down 12 percent from a year ago. It pointed to progress expanding its broadband service, where it added 28,000 subscribers.


Qwest Communications 3Q earnings fall 6 pct
San Diego Union-Tribune | 25 days 21 hours 5 minutes ago
Qwest employees Joseph Hammett, left, and Scott Naylin prepare to work on underground cables in Portland, Ore.,


Qwest posts drop in 3Q earnings as revenue slides, customers continue to shed landline phones
Los Angeles Times | 26 days 5 hours 11 minutes ago
DENVER (AP) — Qwest Communications International Inc.


Qwest to save $100 million via pension, pay freeze
Boston Globe, The | 20 days 19 hours 27 minutes ago
DENVERFiber-optic network provider Qwest Communications International Inc. said Monday it will save about $100 million by stopping contributions to the pension plans of active managers and freezing their pay.


Qwest to save $100M by stopping contributions to management pensions; freezing manager pay
Sun (Baltimore), The | 20 days 20 hours 14 minutes ago
Fiber-optic network provider Qwest Communications International Inc. said Monday it will save about $100 million by stopping contributions to the pension plans of active managers and freezing their pay.


RPT-INTERVIEW:Qwest 2010 capex flat, fiber as bigger pa
Forbes | 33 days 18 hours 39 minutes ago
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Qwest to end cell phone service on Oct. 31
Yahoo! | 31 days 21 hours 19 minutes ago
DENVER – Qwest Communications International Inc. said Thursday it will be ending its cell phone service on Oct. 31.


Qwest Communications 3Q profit falls 6 pct,
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 26 days 8 hours 18 minutes ago
DENVER (AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 6 percent drop in third-quarter profit Wednesday as customers continue to give up traditional landline telephones.


Qwest Communications posts drop in 3Q earnings as revenue continues slide
Sun (Baltimore), The | 26 days 8 hours 12 minutes ago
Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 6 percent drop in third-quarter profit Wednesday as customers continue to give up traditional landline telephones.


Qwest to save $100M by stopping contributions to management pensions; freezing manager pay -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 20 days 20 hours 32 minutes ago
DENVER (AP) — Fiber-optic network provider Qwest Communications International Inc. said Monday it will save about $100 million by stopping contributions to the pension plans of active managers and freezing their pay.





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Company Overview


Company: Qwest Communications International Inc.
Industry: Local Exchange Carriers
Website: http://www.qwest.com

A journey at the speed of light: Qwest Communications spans the globe with its high-capacity broadband fiber-optic network. The company is among the leading US local phone providers and serves nearly 12 million access lines in a 14-state region stretching from Arizona north to Wyoming and east to Minnesota. Qwest also provides long-distance and international calling, as well as broadband data, voice, and video services to business customers. The company's wholesale network extends outside of its local service area, linking major global metropolitan areas and providing high-volume transmission capacity and other wholesale services to other carriers and resellers.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 13,475 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales -2.2 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 681 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income -76.7 (2008)
Number of Employees 32,937 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees -11.0 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December