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Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Qwest Q2 2010 – Continued progress toward revenue goals

August 4, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

In the second quarter, net income was $158 million. Earnings per share were 9 cents compared to 12 cents in the second quarter 2009.  The current quarter’s earnings per share results include a 2 cent charge for severance, realignment and merger-related expenses, which was offset by a 1 cent gain related to the accounting treatment [...]

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Qwest Dedicated IPv6 Addresses Explosive Internet Growth

July 8, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

To stay ahead of the Internet’s explosive growth, Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced it is offering public and private Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) addresses to its government and business customers. Now Qwest iQ® Networking service customers can take advantage of IPv6’s built-in security measures and options, as well as a near-endless supply of [...]

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Qwest First Quarter 2010 Results

May 5, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today reported financial results for the first quarter 2010. In the quarter, the company reported solid growth in business and consumer data services, improved margins and continued to make solid progress on key initiatives. In the first quarter, net income was $38 million. Earnings per share were 2 cents compared to [...]

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Qwest and CenturyLink Merger

April 22, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

CenturyLink (CenturyTel, Inc., NYSE: CTL) and Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) announced today that their boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement under which CenturyLink will acquire Qwest in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction.  Under the terms of the agreement, Qwest shareholders will receive 0.1664 CenturyLink shares for each share of Qwest common stock they own [...]

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Qwest iQ Hosted Unified Communication Service

April 7, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today introduced a new unified communications service platform that allows enterprise businesses, government agencies and educational institutions to merge traditional telephony networks with Internet Protocol (IP)-based data networks. Qwest iQ Hosted Unified Communication Service (iQ HUCS) provides end users the benefits of integrating voice, e-mail and video services so they are [...]

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Qwest Filed for Federal Grant to Deploy Broadband to Rural Communities

March 25, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) has filed an application for a federal stimulus grant to extend broadband at speeds of 12 to 40 Mbps to rural communities throughout its local service region. “Much like the water and electric programs the government established to encourage rural development, federal grants are needed to enable the deployment of broadband [...]

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Qwest Q4 2009 and Qwest 2009 full year

February 16, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Qwest Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights Full year adjusted free cash flow of $1.9 billion, up 34% from prior year(a) Full year adjusted EBITDA of $4.4 billion Adjusted EBITDA margin of 36.2% in the fourth quarter on strong contributions from each segment; margin improves 220 basis [...]

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Qwest Opens 17th Data Center

February 15, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Qwest Communications (NYSE:Q) today announced that they have opened their 17th data center nationwide, which is also Qwest’s third data center in Washington DC. The new 129k square foot datacenter will be supporting a single federal government customer. Chris Ancell, executive vice president of Qwest Business Markets Group commented: “By leveraging the power of cloud [...]

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Qwest Raises $80,000 for Haitian Relief

January 15, 2010 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Employees of Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) and the Qwest Foundation so far have raised a total of more than $80,000 to assist victims of the earthquake in Haiti. As of today, Qwest employees have pledged more than $40,000 to several aid organizations including the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Yele Haiti and the United Way [...]

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