Qwest
Communications
Local and long-distance
phone company.
Headquarters:
1801 California St.
Denver, CO 80202
Employees: 36,500
CEO: Edward Mueller
Stock Symbol: Q
Website:
http://www.qwest.com
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Qwest Communications is a leading provider
of voice, video and data services to customers in 14 states including:
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington,
and Wyoming.
Qwest offers residential and wireless phone
service as well as high-speed Internet service via T-1 and DSL
lines. Qwest also offers residential customers satellite television
service via DirecTV.
The company had approximately 11.5 million
access lines at the end of 2007, down 6% from the previous year.
Qwest added 472,000 high-speed Internet access subscribers for
a total of 2.6 million subscribers. The company has a partnership
to offer satellite TV with DirecTV and has 649,000 video subscribers.
Qwest has more than 138,000 route miles
of fiber optic network capacity.
In 2007, Qwest reported revenues of $13.77
billion, down 1% from the previous year, and net income of $2.91
billion.
The company announced in October it would cut 3,000 jobs because fewer people are using landline phones and relying on cellular services instead.
History
Founded by billionaire Philip Anschutz
in 1996, Quest offered high-speed data services on an all-digital,
fiber-optic network. Quest would merge with U.S. West in 2000,
a former Baby Bell, giving it local and long-distance communications
services.
Benefits
- Medical Options
- Dental Options
- Vision
- Life
- Insurance
- Reimbursement Accounts
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401(k) Plan
- Vacation and Paid Holidays
Updated October 30, 2008
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