Politics
Negotiators meet late Sunday after labor contract expires.
Aug. 18, 2008
Technology and the Internet
Stepping up its investigation of the telecommunications industry’s accounting practices, the Securities and Exchange Commission has demanded internal documents from WorldCom Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc.
March 12, 2002
Business
MCI Inc. late Tuesday rejected an $8.9-billion buyout proposal from Qwest Communications International Inc., opting instead to stick with a $7.5-billion offer from Verizon Communications Inc.
April 6, 2005
Qwest Communications International Inc. submitted another offer for MCI Inc. on Thursday, increasing its cash-and-stock bid to $9.74 billion -- about 30% higher than the buyout deal that MCI has accepted from Verizon Communications Inc.
April 22, 2005
Archives
Qwest Communications International Inc. won final U.S. approval to purchase local phone company US West Inc. after federal regulators approved Montana Power Co.’
June 27, 2000
Long-distance carrier MCI Inc. said Wednesday that it would reopen merger talks with Qwest Communications International Inc. a week after the regional phone company raised its price for MCI to $8.45 billion.
March 24, 2005
Qwest Communications International Inc. said it won’t bill other carriers fees, which run about a half-cent per minute, to connect callers who use a high-speed Internet connection to reach Qwest local-telephone customers.
April 27, 2004
Qwest Communications International Inc.’
June 18, 2002
Qwest Communications International Inc. is violating federal law by selling long-distance phone services in 14 Western U.S. states, rival AT&T; Corp. told the Federal Communications Commission.
May 7, 2002
A day after quitting the bidding for MCI Inc. in frustration, Qwest Communications International Inc. signaled it might pursue other deals to contend with the merger-driven consolidation of power in the telephone industry.
May 4, 2005