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Qwest Communications Inc.

(Q) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$7.0B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$13.4B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Qwest offers a unique and powerful combination of managed voice and data solutions for businesses, government agencies and consumers - locally and throughout the country. Customers coast to coast are turning to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber optic network and its Spirit of Service for quality products and superior customer experience. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world, to provide leading-edge voice, data and video services.

Number of Employees 32,937

Contact Information

1801 California Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

www.qwest.com

(303) 992-1400

Peer Companies

NAICS Code : 517910

Company News

Recent Events

New Mexico AG asks for Qwest rates to be held steady (8:13 a.m.)

12/12/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
NM AG asks for Qwest rates to be held steady

12/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
ACN Opportunity Review

11/29/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Geospatial to provide utility location and mapping services to El Paso Electric

11/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Qwest Communications, Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint Nextel

10/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Qwest Launches a Simple Small Business Bundle

10/28/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Geospatial Holdings Subsidiary Enters Into Five Year Contract

10/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Geospatial Holdings' Subsidiary Enters Into Five Year Contract with Qwest Corporation to Locate...

10/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Qwest Posts Q3 Revenue of $3.1 Billion, See Improving Trends

11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
ratings wrap-up: Qwest, Palm, F5 Networks and more

10/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Qwest Does 8-Cent Dividend

10/15/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Qwest prepares to cancel wireless service [The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.]

10/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
WSJ Thinks Verizon Could Buy DirecTV

10/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
ASU, Qwest ink 5-year, $54 million deal

9/26/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Qwest expands network service contract with Arizona State University

9/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Qwest Launches "Crash Happens" Social Media Contest

9/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
BUYINS.NET: PER, CVM, POT, AUY, DTV, AXP With Highest Daily Short Volume On NYSE Monday

9/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Qwest will absorb Malheur Bell

9/19/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
STOCKS NEWS US-Citigroup upgrades Nucor to 'buy'

9/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Qwest Communications Unveils Ethernet Backhaul Service

9/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

qwest communications inc. and revenue and sales - All News and Analysis

Selling Finance: How Sales Teams Are Learning the Finer Points of Revenue Recognition

BNET - 2006-05-08

Educating salespeople on acceptable structures is fast becoming a necessity as regulators crack down on questionable sales practices and irregularities in booking revenue. CA, for example, has been embroiled in an accounting scandal that involved improper booking of $2.2 billion in revenue. Six executives, including the former head of worldwide...

Tags: Revenue, CFO Publishing Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., Sales Team, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Financial Services
Ex-Qwest CFO pleads guilty to insider trading

- 2005-07-14

DENVER -- A former Qwest Communications International Inc. chief financial officer pleaded guilty Thursday to a single count of insider trading, becoming the highest-ranking officer to admit to wrongdoing in a scandal that forced the telephone company to erase billions of dollars in revenue. Robin Szeliga, 44, faces...

Tags: CFO, FINANCE, Government, Litigation, Qwest Communications Inc., revenue, SALES, SEC
Ex-Qwest CEO asks judge to dismiss fraud charges

- 2005-06-02

DENVER -- Former Qwest Communications CEO Joe Nacchio asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss fraud charges against him, arguing that the allegations amount to "enforcement by hindsight." In a brief filed in U.S. District Court, Nacchio's attorneys said the Securities and Exchange Commission case alleged the one-time...

Tags: FINANCE, fraud, Litigation, Qwest Communications Inc., revenue, SALES, SEC
The Denver Post Business Briefs Column.

- 2002-02-06

The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--HCA NET EARNINGS RISE: HCA Inc., the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain, on Tuesday reported higher fourth-quarter earnings, citing increased revenue from same-facility admissions. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA's net earnings equaled $206 million, or 39 cents...

Tags: earnings, FCC, FINANCE, Government, HCA Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., revenue, SALES