Qwest
Communications
Local and long-distance
phone company.
Headquarters:
1801 California St.
Denver, CO 80202
Employees: 39,000
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.
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 February 16, 2008
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