Qwest
| Qwest Communications International Inc.
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1996 |
| resolution | 2011 |
| Reason for dissolution | takeover |
| Seat |
Denver , United States
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| management | Edward A. Mueller |
| Number of employees | 38,000 (2006) |
| sales | 13,923 million USD (2006) |
| Branch | telecommunications |
| Website | www.qwest.com |
Qwest Communications International Inc. [ kwɛst ] was an American telephone company based in Denver ( Colorado ). The company was founded in 1996 by Philip Anschutz . Qwest provided telecommunications services in the western 14 states of Arizona , Colorado, Idaho , Iowa , Minnesota , Montana , Nebraska , New Mexico , North Dakota , Oregon , South Dakota , Utah , Washington, and Wyoming .
In 1998, Qwest and the Dutch national telecommunications operator KPN founded the pan-European data and hosting company KPNQwest. In November 1999, KPNQwest was listed on NASDAQ and the Amsterdam Stock Exchange . As a result of the dot-com bubble , KPNQwest went bankrupt in 2002 as one of the most important European IP network operators at the time: its network carried an estimated 50% of European IP traffic.
On April 22, 2010, CenturyLink announced that it would acquire Qwest through a stock swap. As of August 8, 2011, Qwest's former business operations have been renamed CenturyLink.
Individual evidence
- ↑ KPNQwest applies for bankruptcy protection . Online at heise.de from May 23, 2002.
- ↑ KPNQwest NV finally insolvent . Online at heise.de from May 31, 2002.
- ↑ KPNQwest insolvency causes initial network insecurities . Online at heise.de from June 5, 2002.
- ↑ KPNQwest has switched off its network . Online at heise.de from July 24, 2002.
- ↑ CenturyLink completes $ 12.2b acquisition of Qwest . In: The Washington Times . April 1, 2011 ( washingtontimes.com ).