Were it not for the CenturyLink/ Qwest merger, I suspect today’s announcement headlined “CenturyLink Wins Order to Connect Military Installations,” would have the Qwest name instead. The deal, valued at more than $250 million, calls for CenturyLink to provide private line services for dedicated high-speed...Learn More

CenturyLink CEO Glenn Post’s recent assertion that the company will not be rolling out IPTV in former Qwest markets any time soon apparently won’t prevent the company from launching that service in non-Qwest markets. Or perhaps we should say it won’t prevent the company from...Learn More

It’s been a long regulatory road, but CenturyLink and Qwest announced the completion of their merger, the result being the creation of the country’s third-largest telco telecompetitor, behind AT&T and Verizon. The combined company’s network service area will span 190,000 route miles and 37 states,...Learn More

You almost forget that at one time, Qwest was a disruptive force in telecom. When then CEO Joseph Nachio was at his megalomaniac best, before the US West merger. Of course one man’s disruptive force is another’s multi-count felony conviction (how ironic is it that...Learn More

The merger of Qwest and CenturyLink took one major step towards closure with today’s approval from the FCC. All that remains is one state approval from Oregon. Approval of the merger was never in any real doubt.  Funny how these things always seem to happen...Learn More

With the approval of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Minnesota is the 19th state to sign off on the pending CenturyLink-Qwest merger. The telecompetitors have agreed to invest a minimum of $50 million in broadband infrastructure in the state over five years. “We are looking...Learn More

The Arizona Corporation Commission issued an order approving the pending merger between CenturyLink and Qwest Communications, the 18th state regulator to do so, the two companies announced. Approval from another three states and the FCC are all that stands in the way of the merger...Learn More

CenturyLink announced that it will resell Verizon Wireless as an authorized Verizon Wireless agent. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but CenturyLink did say that it “will offer Verizon Wireless equipment and service plans to its residential and small business customers.” The move is...Learn More

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission yesterday postponed its decision whether to support CenturyLink’s planned merger with Qwest, instead voting to reconsider the matter next month. Quoted in the Star Tribune, a local news outlet, Minnesota commissioner Dennis O’Brien said running Qwest is “beyond anything CenturyLink...Learn More

DENVER, January 11, 2011 – With the launch of Qwest iQ® E-Line service, Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) has responded to the enterprise customer’s need to increase business value and improve quality of bandwidth connectivity. The new Qwest Ethernet solution provides a highly scalable, highly reliable...Learn More

The Nebraska Public Service Commission unanimously yesterday approved the proposed CenturyLink-Qwest transaction, leaving the telecompetitors five states and the approval of the FCC to clear all regulatory hurdles. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the merger on Dec. 16. The companies agreed to...Learn More

Staff at the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and the state Attorney General’s Office Public Counsel Section have reached a settlement agreement with CenturyLink and Qwest regarding the proposed merger of the two telecompetitors. The UTC board will review and rule on the proposed...Learn More