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	Encyclopedia: Qwest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Qwest "merged" with "Baby Bell" US West on June 30, 2000 through an apparent hostile takeover.
		Qwest Communications International Inc. (Qwest is pronounced "Kwest") is a large telecommunications carrier serving 14 western U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
		Qwest's telecommunications and ISP customers use these products and services primarily to enable their customers to transmit large amounts of data, very quickly, over broadband infrastructure.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Qwest (1972 words)

	QWEST Report
		QWEST, the net flow in the lower San Joaquin River is currently being used as a regulatory parameter in state and federal water project operations.
		The use of QWEST is partially driven by the notion that the transport of fish, such as the winter-run chinook salmon smolt is largely dictated by QWEST.
		QWEST is not an appropriate parameter to indicate the effectiveness of the transport processes in the delta.
	modeling.water.ca.gov /delta/studies/qwest/qwest.html (3377 words)

	Encyclopedia article: Qwest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They also provide wireless (Transmission by radio waves), DSL (A generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds) and digital television (A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points) service in some areas.
		In July 2000, Qwest paid a $1.5 million fine to the Federal Communications Commission (An independent governmeent agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite) to resolve slamming complaints.
		In 2004, Qwest became the first local phone company (additional info and facts about local phone company) in the United States to offer naked DSL (additional info and facts about naked DSL), i.e.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/q/qw/qwest.htm (494 words)

	Qwest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qwest Communications International Inc. (IPA: /ˈkwɛst/) is a large telecommunications carrier serving 14 western U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
		Qwest Communications grew aggressively, acquiring LCI, a low cost long distance carrier in 1997.
		Qwest Center Omaha, in Omaha, Nebraska, convention center and arena complex
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qwest (564 words)

	Press Release: SEC Charges Qwest Communications International Inc. with Multi-Faceted Accounting and Financial ...
		Qwest, in fact, employed fraudulent devices such as backdated contracts and secret side agreements to conceal the fact that its IRU and equipment transactions did not meet GAAP’s requirements for upfront revenue recognition.
		Qwest made misleading statements in Commission filings concerning revenue from its directory services unit, Qwest Dex, Inc. In particular, Qwest stated that changes in period-over-period revenue were attributable to changes in the “number,” “mix,” or “length” of directories published.
		Qwest fraudulently concealed the fact that, based on a series of accounting errors, it improperly recognized $112 million of revenue between 2000 and 2002 from its Wireless division.
	www.sec.gov /news/press/2004-148.htm (1125 words)

	Qwest \| Large Business \| Online Service Center Main Page
		Qwest is offering a number of online applications that will make it easier to do business with us.
		Qwest knows that a readily-available Help Desk is invaluable to a quality customer experience.
		Qwest will also have reference manuals available for download to assist you with the applications.
	ecom.qwest.com (704 words)

	SEC Charges Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio and Eight Others with Massive Financial Disclosure Fraud
		"Qwest's CEO and other top executives projected revenue and earnings that they knew were overly aggressive, and then all of the defendants used smoke and mirrors to meet those unrealistic projections.
		Qwest used such nonrecurring revenue to fill the gap between actual and projected revenue.
		Mohebbi, Casey, Hoaglund, Eveleth, and Noyes participated in backdating IRU agreements to demonstrate falsely that the agreements were completed by the end of the quarter as required by GAAP to recognize revenue in that quarter.
	www.sec.gov /news/press/2005-36.htm (1063 words)

	Stadium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Qwest Field is designed with a 67,000 seat capacity, with 5,000 additional seats available for special events, and 1,400 seats for fans with disabilities.
		On June 2nd, 2004, the Seahawks announced a new stadium sponsorship agreement with Qwest Communications International Inc., with the stadium to be named "Qwest Field." In addition to the naming rights, the agreement includes Qwest's increased support for local Seahawks charities.
		The agreement also calls for Qwest to be the telecommunications supplier to Qwest Field, the stadium and exhibition center operator, First and Goal, and all other Seahawks facilities.
	www.seahawks.com /stadium.aspx?SecID=31 (304 words)

	Gregoire, Qwest Reach Service, Restitution Agreement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Qwest will also pay the state $1.3 million, $500,000 of which will go to consumer education, $300,000 to cover the cost of the state's investigation, and the remainder into the state General Fund.
		Qwest shall clearly state in all advertising that DSL is not available in all areas and will p provide a toll-free number or URL through which consumers can determine if DSL service is available in their area.
		Qwest Wireless will not extend, renew or modify a consumer's Wireless Agreement unless a written notice containing the agreement’s terms is provided to the consumer within 30 days.
	www.atg.wa.gov /releases/rel_qwest_111802.html (1710 words)

	Qwest Reopens Closed Site (Carrier Hotels)
		Qwest is reopening a data center in Columbus, Ohio that it shuttered 16 months ago, saying it needs more space due to improved hosting sales.
		The Columbus facility is one of eight facilities targeted for closure in a December, 2002 as Qwest curbed its hosting operation.
		Qwest at one time planned to build as many as 42 CyberCenters, funded partly by a $5 billion strategic alliance with IBM.
	www.carrierhotels.com /news/2004/Apr/15/qwest_reopens_closed_site.shtml (169 words)

	Hold the phone on 'Qwest Field'
		Qwest's Nelson noted that the Seahawks were undefeated in their home stadium last season, and that helped sell the company on the naming rights deal.
		Qwest was choosy as well in terms of where we want the Qwest brand associated.
		Qwest will be looking at introducing new technologies "that will help improve the overall game experience at the stadium," although those innovations have yet to be fully defined.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /football/176187_qwestt03.html (1061 words)

	The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Regulators relax tough Qwest rules
		Under the arrangement, if Qwest failed to meet those standards, it was obliged to pay penalties in the form of consumer credits.
		Qwest further argued that it had significantly improved customer service, and that increased competition makes the standards unnecessary.
		But Kirk Nelson, president of Qwest Washington, said the new standards will do just the opposite, because before there was no chance to achieve them, and now there is a sliding scale that will reward performance and punish failure.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/businesstechnology/2001969610_qwest01m.html (536 words)

	The Daily News Online
		Qwest Communications, the local phone company across the Rocky Mountains and Northwest, is expanding its regional cell service on Monday with the introduction of national coverage and calling plans.
		Fortunately for the competition, Qwest primarily views its new national coverage as a means to retain and attract customers within its home territory, so the company isn't planning to wage a coast-to-coast battle.
		Qwest and the other three regional Bell phone companies are all adding television to their lineup through joint ventures with satellite cable services.
	www.tdn.com /articles/2004/03/01/biz/news03.txt (623 words)

	Qwest Press Release, January 28, 2002
		Nacchio stressed that Qwest's privacy policy is not to sell or disclose private customer account information to any other company or individual, except for people authorized to offer or help customers get Qwest services and to collect bills; to prevent the unlawful use of services; or if the company sells that part of its business.
		Qwest is the first company in the telecom industry to announce that it will not share private customer account information inside its company until the FCC has had an opportunity to issue new rules on the process.
		Qwest had notified its customers last December and in early January that it intended to begin sharing private customer account information among different divisions in the company to design and offer new or different services to its customers in the future.
	www.epic.org /privacy/cpni/qwest_press_release.html (939 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Qwest admits criminal probe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Qwest is the US' fourth biggest local telecoms company and serves the Northwest and the Rocky Mountains.
		Qwest said that Mr Nacchio had resigned voluntarily, but media reports claimed that he had been asked by the board to step down.
		Qwest said it plans "to fully co-operate" with the investigation by the US Department of Justice.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/2120579.stm (429 words)

	Qwest \| About Qwest \| Network Maps
		With Qwest, you receive access to one of the largest, most technically advanced voice and data networks in the world ensuring you can stay in touch, anytime and anywhere.
		While the Qwest public and private peering arrangements are extensive (86 Gbps per second utilizing 99 percent private connections), cold potato routing (Qwest transmits customer traffic on the Qwest network for as long as possible) virtually eliminates most of the latency issues faced by other service providers.
		The Qwest OC-192 IP network is one of the most advanced networks available, offering best–in–class service level agreements and some of the highest customer access speeds in the industry today.
	www.qwest.com /about/qwest/network (254 words)

	EDGE, On & About AT&T: Internet Access: Qwest Communications Launches Consumer Internet Access, Web Based ...
		Qwest paging service is competitively priced and offers a range of pager models and service options including text and numeric service.
		Qwest Communications International Inc. is a leader in reliable and secure broadband Internet-based data, voice and image communications for businesses and customers.
		Qwest also has a pan-European venture with KPN, the Dutch telecommunications company, to build and operate a high-capacity fiber optic, Internet Protocol-based network that covers 2,100 miles and will span 9,100 miles when it is completed by 2002.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0UNZ/is_1999_Feb_1/ai_53680357 (1300 words)

	USATODAY.com - Qwest plans new bid for MCI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Qwest did not disclose what it would be willing to pay for MCI, the No. 2 long distance and corporate telecommunications company.
		Qwest, the fourth-largest U.S. local telephone company, said Wednesday it had offered a deal it valued at $8 billion, which MCI rejected in favor of Verizon's bid.
		Qwest's shares have fallen since the Verizon-MCI deal was announced, and at Thursday's closing prices, Qwest's last offer would be worth $7.6 billion, compared to $6.7 billion for Verizon's winning bid.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/telecom/2005-02-17-qwest_x.htm (629 words)

	Qwest brass won't vouch for books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A decision by top Qwest Communications executives not to personally certify the company's financial statements could increase investor distrust but is likely the smartest legal move, analysts and experts said this week.
		Qwest spokesman Tyler Gronbach said the executives plan to sign off on the numbers after they restate prior financial results.
		Qwest is under SEC and criminal investigation, and the company conceded last weekend that it made some of what it called bookkeeping errors between 1999 and 2001.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/80607_qwest31.shtml (487 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Qwest admits improper accounts
		Qwest - the dominant local telephone company in 14 states - is already under investigation by the US Department of Justice and the financial regulator.
		Denver-based Qwest said it improperly accounted for about $1.16bn (£740m) in sales of optical capacity on its network, as well as sales of communications equipment.
		Qwest had $26.5bn in debt at the end of March, but has insisted that it is still solvent.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/2158135.stm (437 words)

	USATODAY.com - Qwest drops flurry of press releases on MCI-Verizon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Qwest's shares have sunk to as low as $2.56 in the past year.
		Qwest argues that MCI's directors have had a tin ear in listening to their own shareholders.
		Katzenbach rejects Qwest's contention that MCI is ignoring the short-term interests of its shareholder base.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/telecom/2005-03-13-qwest-usat_x.htm (1297 words)

	Media Tracker - Media Analysis
		Qwest’s rapid growth came with a share of legal and regulatory woes, including separate investigations of the company’s accounting practices by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department.
		Nacchio was reportedly forced by the Qwest Board of Directors to resign as CEO in June 2002.
		Prior to joining Qwest, Notebaert was president and CEO of equipment maker Tellabs Inc. Before that he was chairman of Baby Bell Ameritech, which was acquired by SBC in 1999.
	www.public-i.org /telecom/analysis/CompanyProfile.aspx?HOID=664 (900 words)

	Qwest settles with SEC - Corporate Scandals - MSNBC.com
		Qwest became so dependent on the tactic that employees began comparing the company to a drug addict and the transactions as the company’s “heroin,” the complaint said.
		Qwest was launched in 1988 by billionaire investor Philip Anschutz as a fiber-optic network company.
		The complaint also says Qwest booked anticipated revenue long before it materialized, that its former phone book division delayed or moved up publication dates to artificially inflate revenue figures, and that at least one senior Qwest employee pressured vendors to allow Qwest executives to invest in their initial public stock offerings.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6297041 (519 words)

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