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CenturyLink: Qwest Merger To Yield Greater Savings

CenturyLink said it expects to achieve greater savings than previously forecast through its 2011 acquisition of Qwest Communications International. ...More
May 10, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
TNCI Granted Extension on Reorg Hearing

TNCI has three more weeks to seek acceptances of its plan from its unsecured creditors, which include Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and Qwest. ...More
April 26, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
Former Agent To Head Sales at Integra

Longtime carrier executive Ken Smith is leaving the telecom agency he started last year to fill a newly created post as Integra's executive vice president of sales. ...More
April 23, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
Qwest Executives Leaving in CenturyLink Board Restructuring

CenturyLink shareholders also will vote on a proposal that could make its directors more accountable because they would be elected every year rather than every three years. ...More
April 12, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Former Qwest CEO Ed Mueller Resigning from CenturyLink Board

The early departure comes as CenturyLink makes changes that have some impact on partners. ...More
April 9, 2012
Posted in News
CenturyLink, Level 3, Windstream Channel Execs Talk Mergers

An executive with CenturyLink said the merger with Qwest Communications International has "been the biggest and least eventful." ...More
March 28, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
CenturyLink's Profit Shrinks on Acquisition-Related Costs

Quarterly revenues skyrocketed to $4.653 billion from $1.722 billion in the year-ago period thanks largely to two acquisitions. ...More
February 15, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
High Court Dismisses CenturyLink's Qwest Paraplegic Suit

In the 2004 accident, Andrew Blood – a lineman employed by the Public Service Company of Colorado – fell to the ground after a pole broke, leaving him a paraplegic from the waist down. ...More
January 17, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
25 Years of Communications Competition

Highlights of some of the telecom industry's standout events and surrounding pop culture facts, from 1987 to 2012. ...More
January 3, 2012
Posted in Articles
Channel Leaders Discuss Mega Mergers — Part II: Channel Impact

Channel leaders from CenturyLink, Windstream, Level 3, MegaPath and EarthLink Business discuss the impact of their mergers on their indirect sales strategies and programs. ...More
December 22, 2011 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS)