Congress to Interview Qwest’s Anschutz

Congressional investigators plan to interview Qwest Communications International Inc. founder and director Philip Anschutz a second time about his role in the company’s day-to-day affairs, a congressional spokesman said.

The renewed interest in Anschutz arose from public testimony last week from former Qwest Chairman and Chief Executive Joseph Nacchio, who said he talked to Anschutz about all major decisions, said Ken Johnson, spokesman for the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Anschutz, Nacchio’s co-chairman, told investigators he was largely uninvolved, Johnson said.

No date has been set and Anschutz is not expected to be asked to testify publicly.