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Integra Telecom Issues Statement Supporting FCC Ruling to Deny Qwest Petition for Forbearance
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Integra Telecom Inc., a facilities-based, integrated communications carrier for business, released the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission's FCC decision to deny Qwest Corporation's petition for forbearance: "Integra Telecom applauds the FCC's decision to deny Qwest Corporation's petition for forbearance," said Dudley Slater, CEO of...
Tags: FCC, Government, petition, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2008-07-26
XO Communications Praises FCC Decision Denying Qwest's Regulatory Forbearance Petitions
BACKGROUND: The Federal Communications Commission today denied, 5 to 0, Qwest's petitions for regulatory forbearance from wholesale pricing rules on "last mile connections" in Denver, Minneapolis, Phoenix and Seattle. The following comments are attributable to Heather Burnett Gold, senior vice president - external affairs, at XO Communications. "XO...
Tags: FCC, Government, Qwest Communications Inc., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, XO Communications Inc.
Research articles 2008-07-26
Qwest asks FCC again to excuse it from rules
Qwest Communications International Inc., the third-biggest U.S. local-phone company, asked regulators to ease rules on data services it sells to large businesses, after withdrawing a similar petition two days ago. The request, sent to the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday, is identical to a petition filed in June 2006,...
Tags: FCC, Government, petition, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2007-09-14
Qwest asks FCC to cut subsidies to carriers in rural areas.(POLICY)
Qwest Communications International has asked the Federal Communications Commission to slash subsidies provided to carriers in rural areas. The company announced that it wants a bring reforms to the USF Universal Service Fund, which adds an additional 12 percent surcharge to bills of...
Tags: carrier, FCC, Government, Qwest Communications Inc., subsidy
Research articles 2007-08-01
Qwest receives concessions in quest to merge operations
Qwest Communications International Inc. can merge its local and long-distance telephone operations with fewer government restrictions than some rivals had sought, U.S. regulators said. The Federal Communications Commission agreed Wednesday not to subject Qwest's long-distance division to some so-called dominant- carrier rules, which impose price controls and other...
Tags: FCC, Government, petition, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2007-02-22
Senators bristle at FCC chief's enforcement of AT& T–BellSouth merger
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission faced tough questions from a Senate panel Thursday over his comments that he would not enforce a key condition the FCC imposed before approving of the AT&T-BellSouth merger. At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye,...
Tags: AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., chairman, FCC, Government, merger, Qwest Communications Inc., Republican
Research articles 2007-02-02
In Iowa, Solving 'Phantom Traffic' Flap Takes Lots Of Patience
A complex set of regulatory and court cases in Iowa involving "phantom traffic," access charges and intercarrier compensation ICC payments, including a dispute surrounding Qwest Communications International, is requiring a patient "want and see" attitude among state commissions and lawyers as the matter wends its way...
Tags: FCC, FINANCE, Government, Iowa, Qwest Communications Inc., TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Research articles 2006-11-20
XO Communications and Leading Competitors to FCC: Resale Lines Inflate Qwest's Competitive Market Analysis and Invalidate Forbearance Bids
A group of competitive telecommunications companies today filed a study with the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") exposing Qwest's use of resale lines and "commercial offers" as the latest example of flawed data the Baby Bell is relying on to support premature bids for regulatory forbearance.
Tags: FCC, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2008-05-15
Qwest urges FCC to impose restrictions on merging firms
DENVER -- Qwest Communications officials pressed their case Wednesday for the government to impose restrictions on two telecommunications mergers, reiterating their contention the pending deals could hurt competition and raise prices. As proposed, the unions of SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T and Verizon Communications Inc. and MCI Inc....
Tags: FCC, FINANCE, Investment, MCI Inc., merger, Qwest Communications Inc., SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications Inc.
Research articles 2005-10-13
Mimicking Canada, New FCC Chair Could Mandate E911
Fueled by state-government and emergency-group discontent, reports circulated last week that new FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin is sending out feelers regarding a plan that would require voice over Internet Protocol VoIP providers either to implement 911 services or close operations. Although not officially released by...
Tags: BellSouth Corp., E911, FCC, Government, IP, NETWORKING, Qwest Communications Inc., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, Verizon Communications Inc., VOIP, Vonage Holdings Corp.
Research articles 2005-05-11
Fun At The FCC With Verizon And MCI
The FCC staff will be quite busy this week because today (May 9) is the first due date for all initial public comments and petitions in the approval process on the proposed Verizon-MCI merger. Tomorrow (May 10) is the deadline for the follow-up responses and oppositions to...
Tags: FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., Verizon Communications Inc.
Research articles 2005-05-11
Qwest Protests SBC-AT&T Combo
Qwest is filing comments at the FCC to oppose approval of the pending merger of SBC Communications and interexchange carrier AT&T, following a similar April 14 filing at California's Public Utilities Commission. Qwest is urging the FCC to seek select divestitures and other conditions "to protect consumers...
Tags: AT&T Corp., divestiture, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Qwest Communications Inc., SBC Communications Inc.
Research articles 2005-04-27
Tribes may be the benefactors.(Slants & Trends)(Federal Communications Commission fined Qwest Communications International Inc.)(Brief Article)
TRIBES MAY BE THE BENEFACTORS of a move by the federal government to hold a telephone company accountable for not doing enough to promote tribal telephone programs. Under a consent decree last month, the Federal Communications Commission FCC slapped a $250,000 fine on...
Tags: decree, FCC, Government, phone, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2004-12-01
Verizon, Qwest protest FCC ruling.(BUSINESS)
U.S.-based Verizon Communications and Qwest want the U.S. court to block temporary regulations which the FCC has imposed on them. The FCC had earlier asked the two companies to lease local telephone lines to their competitors at low rates for a six-month period. According...
Tags: FCC, Government, Qwest Communications Inc., Verizon Communications Inc.
Research articles 2004-10-01
Qwest's Rate Hike Request Sparks The Debate
For the third time in less than two years -- and the second time in six months -- Qwest, with the FCC's approval, has increased rates for special access in Metropolitan Service Areas MSAs where it previously received the federal regulator's approval for so-called "pricing flexibility." FCC approval of the...
Tags: FCC, Government, MARKETING, Pricing, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2004-09-08
Multiple User Groups Weigh In With Pleas To FCC
Multiple sources within the telecom companies that protested Qwest's request for increases in its special access rates concede that their opposition was doomed even before it began. They say that the Michael Powell-led FCC has repeatedly signaled its intent to further deregulate virtually all telecom service areas, including the market...
Tags: advertisement, FCC, Government, NETWORKING, Qwest Communications Inc., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony
Research articles 2004-09-08
The BOC Wins A Battle, But The War Goes On
The Bell Operating Companies BOCs have long argued that the market for special access is highly competitive. In fact, Qwest, in its recent successful effort to win FCC approval to raise its rates for special access services, made that precise point. Qwest and its sister BOCs -- BellSouth, Verizon and...
Tags: FCC, Government, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2004-09-08
Qwest Statement on FCC Forbearance Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Feb. 20, the Federal Communications Commission FCC granted Qwest's "forbearance" petition, easing federal regulations of its long-distance service.
Tags: FCC, Qwest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2007-02-21
State retains jurisdiction over regulation of telephone lines
Telephone service provider Qwest Corp. has been getting its paperwork together since the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Monday that a state regulatory body has the authority to determine whether Qwest must report its special access services to its competitors. The decision, affirming that of...
Tags: commission, FCC, Government, phone, Qwest Communications Inc., regulation, WorldCom Inc.
Research articles 2004-08-24
Qwest, Verizon appeal rate ruling
DENVER -- Qwest Communications and Verizon Communications are asking a federal appeals court to block a temporary regulatory freeze placed on rates the regional phone companies may charge competitors to lease their networks. The phone companies contend the freeze and other temporary rules announced last week by the...
Tags: FCC, Government, Qwest Communications Inc., Verizon Communications Inc.
Research articles 2004-08-25