energy4all facilitates the creation and development of wind turbine cooperatives in the united kingdom , based on the experienced gained in the creation of the uk 's first wind co-op , baywind energy co-operative .

it has gone on to raise at least £ 6million on behalf of the co-operatives , through community share offerings .

whilst not technically a co-operative itself , the organisation has helped create at least ten wind co-ops , including westmill wind farm co-operative and boyndie wind farm co-operative , who , along with baywind , own energy4all .

one of the co-operatives it has created , energy prospects co-operative , specialises in taking early stage wind co-operatives through the development and planning application stages to the point where a community share offer , managed by energy4all , can be launched to fund the project .

they won an ashden award in 2012 .

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energy4all . the foundation energy4all supports people in developing countries by promoting energy - related projects that stimulate economic development .
view a short video filmed at the 2016 energy4all agm – our directors and co - operatives talk about energy4all and the renewable sector as a whole .
energy4all has dedicated development staff working throughout the uk , utilising key partnerships to promote community renewables . energy4all is owned by the co - op’s it creates .
if you are interested in receiving information about future energy4all projects please register your interest .
energy4all ltd are pleased to be working with the edinburgh community solar co - operative .
energy4all works with falck to introduce the idea of co - operative ownership to the communities .
energy4all was set up to enable people to share ownership of renewable electricity generation capacity . . .
energy4all has many more projects in the pipeline . in total nearly £40million has now been raised through community share offers and the energy4all family of co - ops has over 10 , 500 members in total .
energy4all has many more projects in the pipeline . in total nearly £40million has now been raised through community share offers and the energy4all family of co - ops has over 13 , 000 members in total .
local investors are very important , westmill and energy4all are a model for how community ownership of renewable energy works .
it’s great to see energy4all’s annette heslop featuring in the 2018 queen’s birthday honours list . annette has worked incredibly hard…
uniquely in this sector , energy4all has developed the expertise to raise capital through fsa - approved regulated public share offers .
energy4all was set up to enable people to share ownership of renewable electricity generation capacity through becoming members of a co - operative .
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by encouraging local ownership of wind farms , energy4all ensures that more of the money earned from renewable energy generation stays in nearby communities .
in its relationship with falck renewables , energy4all is also pioneering a new form of co - operation for mutual benefit of commercial and social enterprises .
energy4all will help ecsc develop the project to a professional standard . they will also provide administration and management services to ecsc through a service agreement .
energy4all will help rces develop the project to a professional standard . they will also provide administration and management services to rces through a service agreement .
the first initiative of energy4all foundation ( nl ) is getting wings ! nice is a semi commercial franchising concept of small scale renewable energy and internet centers for local communities in developing countries driven by local entrepreneurs . nice is the first initiative of energy4all , a non - profit foundation based in the netherlands .
co - operatives that wholly own a renewable energy facility are responsible for all stages in the project’s development , construction and operation , with support from energy4all . for these co - operatives , the process usually starts with a group of interested individuals approaching energy4all . if energy4all takes on the project and the necessary agreements are signed , work starts on gaining planning permission for the potential site , and taking the steps required to set up a co - operative , including extensive financial modelling .
energy4all has been involved in the development of the project , and manages the day - to - day operations of westmill co - op through a management contract .
we are gearing up to build our first mini - grid that will bring modern energy for the first time in the lives of 1000 people . # energy4all urltoken
energy4all is a non profit distributing organisation dedicated to helping communities around the uk to own renewable energy schemes . energy4all itself is owned by the community co - operatives it creates and is unique in the uk . it was established in 2002 by the successful baywind energy co - op in cumbria and has now set up ( and administers ) 12 additional co - ops .
energy4all is a non profit distributing organisation dedicated to helping communities around the uk to own renewable energy schemes . energy4all itself is owned by the community co - operatives it creates and is unique in the uk . it was established in 2002 by the successful baywind energy co - op in cumbria and has now set up ( and administers ) 22 additional co - ops .
the majority of energy4all’s revenue is earned through fees paid for development and for administration . development fees are paid to energy4all from the proceeds of the share offer , and are equal to around 5 % of the full capital cost of the project . these fees cover getting planning permission , setting up the co - operative and running a share offer , which for a free - standing wind project can easily cost over £200 , 000 . administration fees are paid by the co - operatives to energy4all to provide a package of management services . in this way all the co - operatives benefit from the economies of scale of having eight co - operatives in the energy4all ‘family’ . fees vary according to exactly what is required and the history of the project .
energy4all has grown to become a family of 23 independent renewable - energy co - operatives . our co - operatives have 13 , 250 individual members and have created 30mw of electricity capacity .
once a site is commissioned , all operating costs , and costs of finance , are taken out of the income from electricity sales . all of energy4all’s established co - operatives are profitable businesses .
energy4all works with falck to introduce the idea of co - operative ownership to the communities , during the consultation and planning stages . once the wind farm has approval and construction is starting , energy4all then supports the co - operative board in marketing a share offer , so that by the time local co - operative members have bought their shares , the wind farm is ready to generate electricity .
energy4all has brought behaviour change to the world of investment , by making it possible for people in the uk to invest in renewable energy generation with as little as £250 . energy4all estimates that an investment of £2 , 000 in one of its co - operatives enables the generation of at least as much electricity as an average uk home uses ( between 3 and 5 mwh / year ) .
energy4all co - operatives pay a return to their members , the level of which depends largely on the wind levels over time . there is also a commitment to return members’ capital at the end of the project’s life .
energy4all has dealt with these issues to enable community ownership of renewable energy . this is achieved by setting up co - operatives that own wind farm capacity and carrying out regulated share offers to allow communities to buy into them .
energy4all was established by baywind co - op on a not - for - profit basis in 2002 for the sole purpose of facilitating the ownership and operation of renewable energy projects by local or community - based co - operatives .
energy4all has always been keen to include technologies other than wind power , but only technologies that are financially viable on an appropriate scale can be supported by the its model , due to the costs of running a regulated share offer .
ownership of a complete wind farm is normally beyond the means of a community cooperative . energy4all therefore developed a model in which the community owns one or more turbines in a larger commercially - owned project , with the main developer looking after the planning and construction process . after experiencing significant challenges with this model , energy4all’s policy is now only to adopt such projects if the division of the site can be incorporated from the start , to avoid legal and financial complications .
in 2011 the total output from wind farm capacity owned by energy4all co - operatives was 45 , 290 mwh . this renewable electricity avoids fossil fuel generation and its associated environmental impacts , including greenhouse gas emissions , local air pollution and the impact of mining and drilling . energy4all uses a conservative figure of 430 kg co 2 e avoided per mwh of renewable generation . on this basis avoided co 2 emissions in 2011 were 19 , 500 tonnes of co 2 e .
by encouraging local ownership of wind farms , energy4all ensures that more of the money earned from renewable energy generation stays in nearby communities . other local income is also generated through rent paid to the landowner , business rates paid to the local council , and any local staff employed for managing and monitoring of the wind farms . jobs have also been created at energy4all , with the staff growing from three when it was founded in 2002 to thirteen full and part - time employees in 2012 .
if planning permission is granted , energy4all manages the raising of the required capital finance through share offers and commercial bank loans . the co - operative launches a share offer document , which explains the model and the risks , before inviting people to invest and become members . once finance is in place , work starts on implementing the detailed plans to build the wind farm . the timescale from initiation to commissioning for a wind project is often several years , making stamina a key attribute for both community groups and energy4all .
for remote areas where projects tend to be much larger , and populations much smaller , energy4all has developed another unique business model , in this case with a commercial developer , falck renewables . this is based on a revenue - sharing agreement where the co - operative raises capital ( around £1 . 5 million ) to purchase a small stake in the project . falck deals with the planning , construction and operation of the site , while energy4all is responsible for creating , launching and supporting the new community co - operative .
energy4all has set up four different types of co - operative . in each case co - operative members can invest from £250 to £20 , 000 , and if a share offer is oversubscribed , preference is given to maximising the number of local people sharing ownership .
uniquely in this sector , energy4all has developed the expertise to raise capital through fsa - approved regulated public share offers . this process is relatively onerous and expensive , but has enabled energy4all to secure commercial bank finance to assist co - operatives with the capital cost of their projects . it only supports renewable energy projects that are potentially viable businesses and not grant - dependent ; to date , only wind power projects have met these criteria , though the introduction of the feed - in tariff may open other possibilities such as solar pv and hydro in the future .
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the energy4all philosophy is to provide a lifetime support structure for community ownership of renewable energy , combining business efficiency with co - operative structures and ethics . it uses innovative business models to establish co - operatives that can develop and operate renewable energy schemes on an efficient scale and overcome the substantial barriers to entry that typically face community groups .
energy4all was established in 2002 by members of the baywind co - operative , which also provided the initial investment . it is a limited company , but its memorandum and articles commit it to operating on a non - profit - distributing basis . it has a relatively flat salary structure with none of its 13 employees earning more than three times the lowest salary paid and the directors’ emoluments are lower than in a profit maximising company . each director has one share in energy4all , and each co - operative it has founded also has at least one share , resulting in the company running in a similar manner to a traditional cooperative . turnover was around £650 , 000 in 2011 / 12 .
energy4all is currently managing eight co - operatives , with between 500 and 2 , 500 members each ; in total there are 7 , 690 co - operative members , who together have invested over £16 million to buy into wind farms , ( including £1 million in energy prospects ) . the equivalent total generation capacity owned is over 20 mw .
energy4all promotes co - operation between its member co - operatives in order to encourage best practice and mutual support . it also provides information and advice on renewable energy cooperatives to many organisations , from government departments to small community groups . in particular it has provided long term support for the findhorn community in its efforts to become self - sufficient in energy .
energy4all demonstrates the power of co - operation in the renewables sector . we work with communities to develop innovative renewable energy projects , we then raise the funds those projects need to go forward , we bring high - quality project managers to support the construction process and finally we work with directors to help them manage the projects over the long - term .
in the past , energy4all was limited by finance in the number of co - operatives it could be setting up at any one time . however , the partnership with falck and the establishment of the energy prospects co - operative have alleviated this , since falck funds the cash flow for launching co - operatives on its sites , and the energy prospects co - operative can fund the planning process for some new community owned wind farms .
when energy4all sets up a new co - operative , the shares are marketed principally in the immediate vicinity of the planned wind farm , with limited publicity in the wider area , and the rest of the uk . this promotes local ownership of renewable energy generation , and also increases the acceptance of wind farms . co - operatives donate a proportion of their earnings to charitable work focused on sustainable energy in the local area , for example installing insulation in community buildings , or sponsoring educational initiatives in local schools including site visits .
there is growing interest in the uk in investing in renewable sources of electricity , but not everyone has a suitable location to install renewable energy equipment , or sufficient money to pay for an entire system .
people like to feel their investment is going into something worthwhile , as well as getting a reasonable return .
we are excited to announce the 2018 ashden award winners . ten innovative organisations have been chosen as the best in sustainable energy . read on to see who our four uk winners and six international winners are , and to learn more about their impressive work in the sector .
with uk energy supplies declining , electricity prices rising and co 2 emissions still too high , it’s not surprising that a growing number people are interested in investing in renewable sources of electricity . however , not everyone owns a suitable house or land on which to install renewable energy equipment , or they may not have sufficient money to pay for an entire system themselves . joint community ownership is possible , but significant legal , financial and technical issues need to be dealt with for this to happen , and development of community - owned renewables in the uk is far behind many other countries in europe .
in particular it has provided long term support for the findhorn community in its efforts to become self - sufficient in energy .
at several of the wind farms with co - operative investment , measures have been taken to improve the habitat surrounding the turbines , to promote biodiversity .
i feel so proud that my husband and i have enabled them to be part of the solution to the enormous problems that climate change is presenting humanity with , and i can’t thank enough all those involved , for making westmill wind farm happen .
community involvement : members of the westmill wind farm co - operative ‘hug’ one of their turbines .
there may also be interesting new opportunities to develop regional co - operatives that link several individual turbines under the fit regime .
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below are links to some of the other co - ops in the e4a family .
click on the video to see what our members have to say about why they invested in a renewable energy co - op .
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energy . sustainable development needs energy . energy provides the basis for the development of modern forms of healthcare , education , transport , production and communication . many developing countries face a lack of affordable , reliable and clean energy . solutions to this shortage are usually found not in large - scale power generation , but rather in small - scale installations in the direct environment of the entrepreneur , school or household . these often concern renewable energy , tailored to the potential of the specific location .
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qwest corporation is a bell operating company owned by centurylink .

it was formerly named u s west communications , inc. from 1991 to 2000 , and also formerly named the mountain states telephone and telegraph company from 1911 to 1991 .

it includes the former operations of malheur bell , northwestern bell and pacific northwest bell as well .

it is one of two of the original 22 bell operating companies ( the other frontier west virginia ) not to be owned by a baby bell formed in 1984 .

qwest corporation

at & t inc . ; sprint nextel corporation ; qwest communications international inc . ; bellsouth corporation .
microwave acquisition corporation , appellant , v . federal communications commission , appellee , qwest communications corporation , intervenor .
ctbb : summary for qwest corporation 6 . 5 % notes du - yahoo finance
ctz stock quote - qwest corporation 6 . 625 % notes due 2055 price - nasdaq
qwest corporation , appellee , v . iowa state board of tax review , appellant .
principal competitors : bellsouth corporation ; bell atlantic corporation ; mci worldcom , inc . ; at & t corp .
ask a question about working or interviewing at qwest corporation . our community is ready to answer .
domestic section 214 application filed for acquisition of assets of qwest communications corporation , and qwest interprise america , inc . , by covad communications company
: : qwest corporation agrees to sell debt securities . centurylink inc - co ' s subisidary qwest corporation agreed to sell $ 575 million aggregate principal amount of 6 . 75 pct notes due 2057 .
metronet services corporation ; metronet telemanagement corporation , plaintiffs - appellants , v . us west communications , defendant - appellee .
us west was acquired by qwest in 2000 . in 2011 , qwest was acquired by centurylink , an independent telephone provider , bringing qwest corporation , originally mountain bell , under its control .
qwest corporation , which also operates under the name qwest , is located in missoula , montana . this organization primarily operates in the telephone communication , except radio business / industry within the communications sector . qwest corporation employs approximately 80 people at this branch location .
qwest corporation : covenant quality post - sale snapshot : $ 575m 6 . 75 % senior notes due 2057
qwest corporation : covenant quality post - sale snapshot : $ 850m 6 . 5 % senior notes due 2056
full title : domestic section 214 application filed for acquisition of assets of qwest communications corporation , and qwest interprise america , inc . , by covad communications company
therefore , comparing the nps score of qwest corporation with your own without any further context is not that useful .
domestic section 214 application filed for acquisition of assets of qwest communications corporation , and qwest interprise america , inc . , by covad communications company | federal communications commission
arb 512 - in the matter of pacific bell wireless northwest , llc , dba cingular wireless , and qwest corporation . adopting the terms of the arb 238 interconnection agreement between qwest corporation and sprint communications company lp , submitted . . .
in 2000 , us west was acquired by qwest , and us west communications was renamed qwest corporation . malheur bell , however , continued to operate independently of its parent .
since acquisition by centurylink , qwest corporation has issued bonds traded on the new york stock exchange under the ctq and ctw tickers .
qwest corporation , plaintiff - appellee , v . arizona corporation commission ; jeff hatch - miller , in his official capacity as chairman of the arizona corporation commission ; mike gleason , in his official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; kristin k . mayes , in her official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; william a . mundell , in his official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; marc spitzer , in his official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; dieca communications , doing business as covad communications company , defendants - appellants .
qwest corporation , plaintiff - appellee , v . arizona corporation commission ; jeff hatch - miller , in his official capacity as chairman of the arizona corporation commission ; mike gleason , in his official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; kristin k . mayes , in her official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; william a . mundell , in his official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; marc spitzer , in his official capacity as a member of the arizona corporation commission ; dieca communications , doing business as covad communications company , defendants - appellants .
— qwest interprise america , inc . is the long distance division of qwest that offers long distance telephone services to its qwest corporation customers . formerly u s west interprise america , inc . , it was founded under us west ownership to compete… …
us west was acquired by qwest in june , 2000 for $ 43 . 5 billion . on april 6 , 2011 , qwest was acquired by centurylink , an independent telephone provider , bringing qwest corporation , originally mountain bell , under its control .
bellsouth corporation , a current subsidiary . its two operating companies merged into one :
on april 1 , 2011 , centurylink completed its acquisition of qwest . at that point , qwest corporation became a subsidiary of centurylink and began doing business as centurylink qc effective august 8 , 2011 .
moody ' s lowers long - term ratings of qwest corp . and subsidiaries from a3 to baa2 , qwest communications international and qwest capital funding from baa2 to baa3 . qwest capital funding ' s and qwest corp . ' s short - term ratings lowered to p - 3 . all ratings rema
qwest corporation is headquartered in denver , colorado where it was headquartered since it was formerly mountain bell . it maintains offices in seattle and omaha .
qwest corporation is headquartered in denver , colorado where it was headquartered since it was formerly mountain bell . it maintains offices in seattle and omaha .
2 . reference to qwest in this opinion encompasses qwest ' s predecessors , including u . s . west and pnwb .
consider an example : if qwest corporation sends out nps surveys immediately after purchase , they are tracking their customers ' initial excitement and the checkout experience .
qwest corporation is headquartered in denver , colorado , where it was headquartered since it was formerly mountain bell . it maintains offices in seattle and omaha .
research : rating action : moody ' s lowers long - term ratings of qwest corp . and subsidiaries from a3 to baa2 , qwest communications international and qwest capital funding from baa2 to baa3 . qwest capital funding ' s and qwest corp . ' s short - term ratings lowered to p - 3 . all ratings rema - moody ' s
qwest corporation is one of two bell operating companies to be owned by a company not founded in 1983 as a baby bell . the other is frontier west virginia .
qwest corporation , a colorado corporation , plaintiff - appellant , v . city of portland , an oregon municipal corporation , defendant - appellee , city of happy valley ; city of keizer ; city of north plains ; city of pendleton ; city of redmond ; city of salem ; city of eugene ; city of springfield ; city of ashland , defendants - intervenors - appellees .
the qwest name will continue to be used in denver and other former qwest markets for several months , but eventually will be dropped , centurylink said .
we have estimated the net promoter score of qwest corporation based on the publicly available information including the sentiment of the company - related tweets , 3rd party reviews , and alexa ratings .
qwest corporation is one of two of the original bell operating companies to be owned by a company not founded in 1983 as a baby bell . the other is frontier west virginia .
principal subsidiaries : southwestern bell telephone company ; pacific bell ; ameritech corporation ; cellular one ; nevada bell .
on thursday , may 13 , 2010 , qwest corporation , qwest communications company , llc , qwest ld core’ . , embarq communications , inc . d / b / a century link communications , embarq payphone services , inc . d / b / a centurylink and centurytel solutions , llc filed a joint application (
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moody ' s rates qwest corp . $ 250 million sr . unsecured notes ba3 , affirms all other qwest ratings , outlook changed from negative to stable .
we ' ve calculated that the average salary at qwest is $ 60k based on 1 , 845 user - submitted salaries a total of 137 qwest employees gave qwest an average happiness rating of 3 . 7 out of 5 . 0 .
qwest communications international , inc . - senior long - term from baa2 to baa3
centurylink , formerly centurytel , paid about $ 12 billion in stock and assumed nearly $ 12 billion in qwest debt . qwest shareholders received 0 . 1664 centurylink shares , which closed thursday at $ 41 . 55 , for each qwest share .
southwestern bell ( later sbc , now at & t inc . ) , which acquired at & t corporation in 2005
the district court concluded that metronet could not establish qwest ' s control of this facility because the 1996 act requires qwest to provide competitors with interconnection and with access to calling features . responding to metronet ' s argument that qwest ' s exclusionary pricing prevented metronet from reasonable access to qwest ' s local exchange network , the district court concluded :
the qwest - centurylink transaction was a tax - free stock - for - stock exchange , with qwest stockholders getting 0 . 1664 shares of centurylink common stock for each share of qwest stock owned at closing , plus cash paid in lieu of fractional shares .
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on tuesday , january 18 , 2011 , ruco filed its closing legal brief on the proposed merger recommending that the arizona corporation commission approve the settlement agreement reached by qwest , centurylink , acc staff and ruco .
s leading provider of local telephone services . the $ 6 . 6 billion acquisition of contel corporation in 1990 nearly doubled gte
southwestern bell corporation , a holding company , officially takes ownership of southwestern bell telephone company following the breakup of at & t .
karlis , richard director marketing corporate relations qwest corporation 1801 california st , 50th floor denver co 80202 - 2658 united states rich . karlis @ urltoken office : + 1 303 896 4465 fax : + 1 303 896 4982
on 6 / 31 / 2000 , u s west communications group , the parent and sole shareholders of u s west communications , inc . , merged with and into qwest communications international , inc . further , on 7 / 6 / 2000 , u s west communications , inc . was renamed qwest corporation .
moody ' s rates qwest corp . new notes baa3 ; raises centurylink ' s sgl rating
combined , centurylink and qwest employed about 7 , 400 in colorado prior to the merger .
description arb 512 - in the matter of pacific bell wireless northwest , llc , dba cingular wireless , and qwest corporation . adopting the terms of the arb 238 interconnection agreement between qwest corporation and sprint communications company lp , submitted pursuant to section 252 ( i ) of the telecommunications act of 1996 . filed by carla butler . adoption filed jointly , considered effective on the date filed pursuant to oar 860 - 016 - 0025 ( 3 ) .
at & t teleholdings , inc . ( formerly ameritech corporation ) , a current subsidiary , also includes now defunct snet and pacific telesis
moody ' s rates qwest corp . proposed sr . unsec . notes ba3 and qwest communicaton int ' l proposed sr . unsec . notes b3 ; affirms all other ratings ; outlook remains stable
qwest corporation is the single bell operating company of qwest communications international , inc . it was formerly named u s west communications , inc . from 1991 to 2000 , and also formerly named the mountain states telephone & telegraph company from 1911 to 1991 . it includes the former operations of northwestern bell and pacific northwest bell as well .
even this , however , would not save at & t ; corporation . it would soon be absorbed by one of the baby bells ,
verizon communications is formed by the merger of bell atlantic and gte . the company purchases onepoint communications corporation , and is renamed verizon avenue .
s third - party maintenance business , bell atlantic sealed its position as the leader in maintenance of both ibm and digital equipment corporation systems .
on december 11 , qwest filed an amended protest acknowledging an agreement between the parties which reduced the total assessed value of qwest ' s property to $ 785 , 000 , 000 , while preserving qwest ' s constitutional arguments . qwest took the position that the dissimilar tax treatment it received in comparison to other similarly situated telecommunications companies amounted to unconstitutional discrimination . 3 specifically , qwest argued that the tax scheme which taxed ilecs for the value of their personal property , but not cldtcs and wireless providers , violated qwest ' s rights under the equal protection clauses of the iowa and united states constitutions .
some ten years later , the city of portland notified qwest that it was revoking qwest ' s long - standing permit to use its public right - of - way . the parties entered into unfruitful negotiations for a new permit . in the interim , the city of portland issued qwest a temporary revocable permit ( trp ) allowing qwest to continue to use its public right - of - way .
centurylink shares fell 17 cents , or 0 . 4 percent , to $ 41 . 38 in morning trading friday . qwest shareholders are getting 0 . 1664 shares of centurylink stock for each qwest share .
in addition to operating the nationwide network , qwest provided local phone and broadband service in 14 states .
harlow claims that in his prior negotiations with anderl over other litigation matters and business agreements , anderl had either acted on her own authority or had made a deal after speaking with an officer of u s west . qwest claims that following its merger with u s west on june 30 , 2000 , it implemented a new policy for qwest and its subsidiaries designating certain officers as the sole authorized signatories able to bind the company or a subsidiary . according to qwest general counsel tempest , “ [ a ] t no time did any of the designated signatories authorized to bind the qwest corporation approve the purported settlement agreement [ between qwest and metronet ] . ”
s largest independent computer maintenance organization by 1990 , able to service some 500 brands of computers . with the january 1990 purchase of control data corporation
here’s a bunch of contact info for qwest executives , lifted straight from their company directory . got an issue with a residential landline or dsl ? problem with qwest iq networking products ? concern about qwest business related network support ? concern about qwest marketing ? need to know who to send a lawsuit ? just need to get a message straight to the ceo ? inside , executive contacts for all of the above .
qwest shares have been trading near parity with the trade - in value since the deal was announced in may , but the closing gives qwest shareholders a boost in dividends . each centurylink share carries an annual dividend of $ 2 . 90 , whereas the corresponding amount of qwest shares yielded $ 1 . 92 .
in colorado , there ' s little overlap between qwest and centurylink . the latter on its own served scattered , rural areas of the state . but centurylink is more of a presence in other qwest markets .
moody ' s upgrades qwest communications international , inc . ' s sr . unsec . rating to baa1 . confirms qwest capital funding ( baa1 sr . unsec . , prime - 2 for commercial paper ) and qwest communications , inc . ( a2 sr . unsec . and prime - 1 for commercial paper ) .
the arizona corporation commission ( “acc” ) and dieca communications , inc . , d / b / a covad communications company , appeal the district court ' s entry of summary judgment in favor of qwest corporation in its action under the 1996 act challenging the acc ' s arbitration order . we affirm the district court ' s decision and hold that the act bars the acc from insisting qwest ' s interconnection agreement with covad include section 271 access or pricing obligations or provide for element unbundling that the fcc has lifted .
qwest corporation v . city of happy valley ; city of keizer ; city of north plains ; city of pendleton ; city of redmond ; city of salem ; city of eugene ; city of springfield ; city of ashland , defendants - intervenors - appellees .
baer , richard n evp - gen counsel legal qwest corporation 1801 california st , 5200 denver co 80202 - 2658 united states rich . baer @ urltoken office : + 1 303 992 2811 assistant dominguez , christine sr executive admin assistant + 1 303 992 5021
qwest / centurylink filed its direct testimony on the proposed merger on monday , may , 24 , 2010 .
the proposed sale of us west ' s rural areas to citizens utilities still must be approved by the corporation commission , and mundell says the corporation commission will
look carefully
at whether us west should be required to invest in modern equipment in bisbee and other rural areas before the sale goes through .
on december 14 , 2009 , malheur bell was merged into its corporate parent , qwest corporation , which was purchased by centurylink in 2010 . malheur bell was the last former formerly bell system company that continued to use the bell logo in its official corporate logo .
mueller , edward ( ed ) a chairman and ceo ceo / coo qwest corporation 1801 california st denver co 80202 - 2658 united states ed . mueller @ urltoken office : + 1 303 992 1414 assistant houston , brenda l manager administration + 1 303 992 1414
the company’s board of directors includes current centurylink board members and four from qwest’s board . those joining from qwest are edward a . mueller , charles l . biggs , michael j . roberts and james a . unruh .
four qwest board members are joining the centurylink board : edward a . mueller , who was qwest ' s former ceo , as well as charles l . biggs , michael j . roberts and james a . unruh .
qwest corporation v . city of happy valley ; city of keizer ; city of north plains ; city of pendleton ; city of redmond ; city of salem ; city of eugene ; city of springfield ; city of ashland , defendants - intervenors - appellees . | findlaw
in march 1990 , the largest merger in the history of the telecommunications industry united two former u . s . competitors , gte corporation and contel corporation , under the gte name . with a market value of $ 28 billion , the merged company became a telecommunications powerhouse . designed to take advantage of the two companies
moody ' s upgrades qwest ' s corporate family rating to b1 , confirms qwest corp . ' s sr . unsec . at ba3 , and assigns b3 to new sr . conv . issue . rating outlook is stable .
5 . a pbx allows four - digit internal calling and can provide some features . external dialing is done through qwest ' s local network using a “trunk line” that connects the customer ' s pbx to the qwest network .
the combined company will have about 15 million phone lines , or as many as qwest alone had in 2005 .
qwest has just been through a round of job cuts , reducing its staff by about 6 percent in 2010 .
24 . it is also undisputed that qwest imposed per location pricing in order to eliminate the resale market for centrex plus . however , we note that evidence of intent behind qwest ' s conduct is relevant only to the extent that it helps us understand the likely effect of qwest ' s conduct . microsoft , 253 f . 3d at 59 .
metronet filed suit against qwest on january 5 , 2000 , seeking money damages and injunctive relief for alleged violations of section 2 of the sherman act . 15 metronet asserted three causes of action under section 2 . first , metronet claimed qwest maintained a monopoly over the market for small business local phone services in the seattle / tacoma area . second , metronet claimed qwest attempted to monopolize that market . third , metronet claimed qwest denied metronet access to an essential facility .
s local phone service , its yellow pages directory publishing division , due to a disagreement , began to compete with reuben h . donnelly corporation , its previous publisher .
in 1984 , northwestern bell became part of us west , which was bought by qwest communications international in june 2000 .
new york , september 05 , 2002 - - moody ' s investors service left the debt ratings of qwest corporation and its subsidiaries ( all rated ba3 ) on review for downgrade and lowered the debt ratings of qwest communications international (
qci
) and qwest capital funding (
qcf
) from b2 to caa1 following the company ' s announcement that it had successfully amended its $ 3 . 4 billion bank facility and obtained a new $ 750 million senior secured facility . all ratings remain under review for downgrade .
mccarthy , thomas e . , the history of gte : the evolution of one of america ' s great corporations , stamford , conn . , gte corporation , 1990 .
research : rating action : moody ' s upgrades qwest communications international , inc . ' s sr . unsec . rating to baa1 . confirms qwest capital funding ( baa1 sr . unsec . , prime - 2 for commercial paper ) and qwest communications , inc . ( a2 sr . unsec . and prime - 1 for commercial paper ) . - moody ' s
on july 14 , 2015 , eltopia communications , llc ( eltopia ) filed with the commission a petition for enforcement of its interconnection agreement with qwest corporation d / b / a centurylink corporation ( centurylink ) . the provisions of the agreement at issue related to eltopia ' s allegations of 1 ) failure to agree on a new relative use factor ( ruf ) , 2 ) failure to implement the ruf , and 3 ) failure to comply with the dispute resolution clause .
this review is pointless since qwest no longer exists and i never worked for centurylink which is the company that bought them .
mueller will not have an executive role in the new company , and several other top qwest executives also are leaving management .
, and resisted qwest ' s takeover . qwest was a much smaller company in terms of employees and market capitalization when it obtained control of the regional bell operating company . because u s west ' s stock was trading at very high prices during the
centurylink said today the qwest brand will be switched out in the next several months . five top qwest executives will join the new company and be based in denver , which will be one of six regional headquarters and home to the business markets group .
qwest challenges the cities ' ordinances in two ways . first , qwest argues that the cities ' ordinances are similar in scope and substance to those preempted in city of auburn . as was the case in city of auburn , qwest contends that these ordinances , taken as a whole , are preempted by § 253 . qwest also makes a more na rrow challenge , asserting that § 253 prohibits the cities from basing right - of - way fees on qwest ' s gross revenues . in support of this argument , qwest posits that § 253 allows local officials to recover only the costs of the use of the right - of - way , rather than to assess fees based on the gross revenues of the telecommunication providers . each challenge will be discussed separately .
the review for downgrade will focus on : 1 ) a thorough review of qwest ' s liquidity to assure adequacy should there be material delays in the dex sale ; 2 ) an analysis of the effects of the sec and department of justice investigations on qwest ' s ability to retain and grow customers and suppliers ; 3 ) qwest ' s operating performance in light of uncertain industry trends ; 4 ) some resolution or clear direction resulting from the sec investigation into the company ' s accounting practices and the department of justice ' s criminal probe ; and 5 ) the ability of the company to make significant additional progress in deleveraging . in addition , the review will focus on some unanswered questions with respect to qwest corporation , including : 1 ) which affiliate now holds the $ 2 . 4 billion short - term note owed by qwest wireless ( a wholly owned subsidiary of qwest corp . ) and under what circumstances is the note payable , and 2 ) what limitations have been placed on the ability of qwest corp . to upstream asset sale proceeds to qci and qcf .
centurylink today completed its $ 24 billion acquisition of denver - based qwest , an epic merger that uproots a historic colorado icon .
concerns regarding any qwest business - related network support ( ds1 , ds3 , ethernet services , trouble and repair , etc . )
the district court concluded that metronet could not establish harm to consumer welfare because market competition prevented qwest from raising the overall price for centrex above competitive levels . the court reached this conclusion based on evidence that the overall price of centrex to consumers dropped significantly . qwest argues similarly on appeal that the decline in the overall price of centrex precludes a finding that qwest raised prices above competitive levels .
description arb 292 ( 3 ) - - in the matter of the third amendment to the interconnection agreement between metstream communications , inc . and qwest corporation , submitted pursuant to section 252 ( e ) of the telecommunications act of 1996 . filed by susan k . roberts ( dated 3 / 27 / 01 ) .
description arb 292 ( 2 ) - - in the matter of the second amendment to the interconnection agreement between metstream communications , inc . and qwest corporation , submitted pursuant to section 252 ( e ) of the telecommunications act of 1996 . filed by susan k . roberts ( dated 3 / 27 / 01 ) .
description arb 292 ( 1 ) - - in the matter of the first amendment to the interconnection agreement between metstream communications , inc . and qwest corporation , submitted pursuant to section 252 ( e ) of the telecommunications act of 1996 . filed by susan k . roberts ( dated 3 / 27 / 01 ) .
kruger , paula executive vice president - mass markets mass markets qwest corporation 1801 california st , 52nd floor denver co 80202 - 2658 united states paula . kruger @ urltoken office : + 1 303 992 4005 fax : + 1 303 296 4252 assistant williams , cheryl a sr executive admin assistant + 1 303 992 4001
lucero , amador b vice president – network ops and eng network services qwest corporation 700 w mineral ave , mna1622 littleton co 80120 - 0000 united states amador . lucero @ urltoken office : + 1 303 707 7168 fax : + 1 303 707 2005 assistant rojo , jaimee b sr administrative assistant + 1 303 707 7192
qwest moved for summary judgment on february 13 , 2001 , and the district court granted qwest ' s motion in its entirety on april 16 , 2001 . metronet now appeals the grant of summary judgment and the denial of its motion to enforce the settlement agreement . 16
here , the relevant market is not in dispute . the parties have defined it as the market for small business local telephone services in the seattle / tacoma area . thus we turn directly to the issue of qwest ' s market share . the principal competing products in the market are qwest ' s 1fb service and the resellers ' centrex service purchased from qwest and resold to small business users . 21
in colorado , the public utilities commission unanimously approved the deal last december , and took the unusual step of asking centurylink to maintain qwest’s level of corporate philanthropy in the state for three years . qwest was known as one of colorado ' s most generous corporate givers .
description arb 512 ( 1 ) - in the matter of pacific bell wireless northwest , llc , dba cingular wireless and qwest corporation first amendment to interconnection agreement , submitted for commission approval pursuant to section 252 ( e ) of the telecommunications act of 1996 . filed by carla butler . comments due = january 14 , 2004 .
tregemba , robert ( bob ) d executive vice president – network operations network services qwest corporation 1801 california st , 5200 denver co 80202 - 2658 united states bob . tregemba @ urltoken office : + 1 303 707 8000 fax : + 1 303 296 0286 assistant eitel , carolyn j sr executive admin assistant + 1 303 707 8013
in 2000 , qwest communications international acquired u s west in a hostile takeover . at the time , u s west was trying to acquire
qwest communications international inc . and centurylink inc . completed their $ 22 billion merger friday , creating a sprawling telecommunications giant serving 37 states .
exceptions to the alj ' s recommendations were filed by qwest and competitive local exchange carrier paetec , on thursday , february 24 , 2011 .
padilla , frederic ( ric ) vp - corp social responsibility corporate relations qwest corporation 1801 california st , 50th floor denver co 80202 - 2658 united states ric . padilla @ urltoken office : + 1 303 896 9338 fax : + 1 303 896 4982 assistant barbour , debra ( debbie ) j executive admin assistant + 1 303 896 5532
in the early and mid - 1990s bell atlantic ' s international division thrived . in 1990 alone the corporation made several significant ventures , which included teaming up with the korean telecommunications authority in a variety of research , marketing , and information exchanges ; joining u . s . west to modernize czechoslovak telecommunications ; and partnering with ameritech and two new zealand companies to acquire the telecom corporation of new zealand .
qwest ' s taxable personal property in iowa includes a substantial amount of property ( perhaps thirty - five to forty - five percent ) that was acquired while qwest was still subject to rate - base / rate - of - return regulation . on november 3 , 2006 , the iowa department of revenue issued a notice of assessment to qwest placing a value on its iowa operating property of $ 1 , 028 , 480 , 000 . qwest elected to challenge the general assembly ' s previous decision to tax the personal property of ilecs but not cldtcs or wireless providers operating in iowa . thus , qwest responded to the 2006 assessment by filing a protest appealing the assessment to the iowa state board of tax review .
in 1990 gte reorganized its activities around three business groups : telecommunications products and services , telephone operations , and electrical products . that same year , gte and contel corporation announced merger plans that would strengthen gte
when harlow called anderl on friday morning , however , anderl informed him she was uncertain she could get the necessary signatures from qwest . anderl reiterated this uncertainty on october 9th , and on october 10th she informed harlow that qwest ' s general counsel had decided not to settle the case .
6 . it is unclear from the record whether small business customers choosing to purchase 1fb lines could also buy features from providers other than qwest .
finally , qwest argues that even if a rational basis existed to support the exemption for newly acquired cldc property when the provision was enacted in 1995 , the growth of competitive forces within the telecommunications industry between 1995 and 2006 has negated the need to provide incentives to encourage competitors . however , the record establishes that although qwest has lost a portion of its market share , qwest remains the dominant local exchange carrier in the markets it serves .
bell atlantic acquired gte and brought it into verizon , creating the nation’s largest wireless company . mci worldcom rebranded as worldcom . qwest purchased us west .
at some point , the giant qwest signs atop the 52 - story former headquarters tower at 1801 california st . in downtown denver will come down .
rebuttal testimony from qwest / centurylink was filed on wednesday , october 27 , 2010 . ruco filed surrebuttal testimony on wednesday , november 10 , 2010 .
, and formed a joint venture with sbc communications to enhance its cellular capabilities in texas . in 1995 the company undertook a 15 - state test of videoconferencing services , as well as a video dialtone ( vdt ) experiment that proposed to offer cable television programming to 900 , 000 homes by 1997 . gte also formed a video programming and interservices joint venture with ameritech corporation , bell - south corporation , sbc communications , and the
qwest corporation - $ 500 million 6 . 5 % notes due 2017 ; $ 600 million 7 . 5 % notes due 2014 ; $ 400 million 7 . 625 % notes due 2015 ; $ 750 million floating rate notes due 2013 ; $ 250 million 7 . 875 % notes due september 1 , 2011 ; $ 575 million 7 . 875 % notes due 2011
gte became the third - largest long - distance telephone company in 1983 through the acquisition of southern pacific communications company . at the same time , southern pacific satellite company was acquired , and the two firms were renamed gte sprint communications corporation and gte spacenet corporation , respectively . through an agreement with the department of justice , gte conceded to keep sprint communications separate from its other telephone companies and limit other gte telephone subsidiaries in certain markets .
qwest and centurylink reported a combined $ 18 . 6 billion in revenue last year , and adjusted free cash flow of about $ 3 . 1 billion .
the prices qwest charges for 1fb lines and for the access component of centrex are regulated by the wutc . the price of the features component of centrex , however , is not , because the wutc has deemed features a competitive service . metronet contends that qwest exercises effective control over the price for centrex access despite wutc regulation , and that qwest has the ability to exclude competitors such as metronet . metronet ' s expert cornell claims that qwest effectively has wide latitude in pricing the access component of centrex because of the wutc ' s limited statutory authority , its limited resources and the constraints of the regulatory process . she contends that the wutc ' s inability to suspend a proposed price decrease unless that decrease is also accompanied by an offsetting price increase means that qwest can decrease the price of centrex access at will . in addition , qwest can effectively raise the price of access by raising the price of the bundled but unregulated features component .
. at the time , u s west was trying to acquire global crossing , and resisted qwest ' s takeover . qwest was a much smaller company in terms of employees and market capitalization when it obtained control of the bell operating company . because u s west ' s stock was trading at very high prices during the
new york , march 05 , 2002 - - moody ' s investors service lowered the long - term ratings of qwest communications international (
qci
qwest
or
the company
) and fully guaranteed qwest capital funding (
qcf
) to baa3 from baa2 . moody ' s also lowered the long - term rating for qci ' s wholly - owned regulated subsidiary , qwest corp . (
corp .
) , to baa2 from a3 . the short - term ratings for both qcf and corp . were lowered to p - 3 from p - 2 . all ratings remain on review for possible further downgrade .
qwest communications international , inc . , a holding company acquired in 2011 ; originally a non - bell company , acquired and merged u s west in 2000 .
the district court was equally dismissive of metronet ' s claim that qwest could control prices . the court reasoned first that “phone service is not the type of commodity that is susceptible to price increase through output reduction . ” the court also reasoned that competition in the wake of the 1996 act would limit qwest ' s ability to control prices for calling features , and that regulation by the wutc “mitigates the extent to which qwest can simply dictate prices for access to phone service . ”
in 1989 , qwest lobbied for adoption of a separate privilege tax for incumbent local telecommunications carriers in exchange for their use of the rights - of - way . the oregon legislature subsequently enacted ors §§ 221 . 505 to 221 . 515 , which authorized oregon cities to assess incumbent local telecommunications carriers fees of up to 7 % of gross revenues . in response to this legislation , the cities entered into nonexclusive agreements with qwest , allowing qwest to use the public rights - of - way . in exchange for this privilege , qwest agreed to pay the cities a fee equal to 7 % of gross revenues earned within the cities ' boundaries . 3
the downgrades reflect concerns about qwest ' s ability to resolve substantial near - term debt maturities , including the need to negotiate a covenant waiver under its $ 4 billion bank facility and repay $ 850 million of maturing long term debt in july . in addition , qwest ' s substantial investment over the past two years in its long haul and local businesses have left it with a substantial debt load , particularly at qci , while not yet generating free cash flow . the long haul business housed at qci subsidiary , qwest communications corporation , faces considerable pressure going forward due to excess capacity in the market . the previous two notch rating gap between corp . and qci was narrowed to one notch because corp . , which generates the majority of qwest ' s consolidated cash flow , may be used to raise more debt , which would weaken corp . ' s own credit measures .
in march 1990 , the largest merger in the history of the telecommunications industry united two former u . s . competitors , gte corporation and contel corporation , under the gte name . with a market value of $ 28 billion , the merged company became a telecommunications powerhouse . designed to take advantage of the two companies ' complementary businesses , the merger strengthened gte ' s assets in two of its three major areas of operations : telephone service and telecommunications products .
by 1996 gte corporation ranked as the world ' s third - largest publicly owned telecommunications company . with over 20 million telephone access lines in 40 states , the communications conglomerate was america ' s leading provider of local telephone services . the $ 6 . 6 billion acquisition of contel corporation in 1990 nearly doubled gte ' s mobilnet cellular operations , making it the second - largest provider of cellular telephone services in the united states , with over two million customers .
28 . pursuant to the interconnection provisions of the 1996 act , metronet signed an interconnection agreement with qwest in august 2000 . metronet , however , has not made use of that agreement . qwest argues on appeal that the interconnection agreement proves that qwest lacks control over an essential facility and that even if qwest does have such control , it has not denied access to metronet . metronet ' s ceo seeley stated in his declaration , however , that “the wholesale interconnection agreement option was not a realistic option at all . ” according to seeley , qwest refused to include long - distance and voice mail services in the agreement , which meant that end users would have to move to another service provider . as a result , according to seeley , metronet would lose 30 to 40 percent of its business . the mere fact that metronet signed an interconnection agreement does not negate metronet ' s evidence that qwest controls an essential facility and that it denied metronet reasonable access to that facility .
on wednesday , december 1 , 2010 , ruco filed testimony in support of the proposed settlement agreement that that seeks commission approval of the merger of qwest and centurylink .
feeling that it was about to lose the suit , at & t ; proposed an alternative - the breakup of the biggest corporation in history . it proposed that it retain control of western electric , yellow pages , the bell trademark ,
in this case , qwest ' s challenge to the cities ' ordinances is not nearly as narrow and defined . qwest ' s challenge to portland ' s ordinances is a prime example . portland ' s franchising process is not the result of a single , uniform ordinance regulating telecommunications providers . rather , the city ' s franchising process includes a number of provisions adopted over the course of many years and are applicable to utilities generally . qwest challenges portland ' s business license requirements ( city code chapters 7 . 12 and 7 . 14 ) , general franchise requirements that apply to all public utilities ( city charter sections 10 - 107 and 10 - 210 ( d ) ) , and the city ' s trp with qwest ( ordinance no . 175757 ) . qwest makes a similar challenge to several of eugene ' s ordinances . 5
id . qwest has not asserted any procompetitive justification for per location pricing . it is undisputed that per location pricing has no cost - based justification , compare oahu gas , 838 f . 2d at 368 ( economic necessity justified allegedly exclusionary conduct ) , and qwest has not suggested how per location pricing enhances efficiency or improves the products offered to consumers , see microsoft , 253 f . 3d at 59 . 24 therefore , metronet has proffered sufficient evidence to establish exclusionary conduct on the part of qwest .
working at qwest is enjoyable if you want to work and show up every day you are scheduled to work . i hardest part of the job was making customers happy .
in 2001 , qwest , which acquired u s west in 2000 , terminated the sale of rural telephone lines agreed upon in 1999 because citizens refused to complete the transaction .
in 1982 the company adopted the name gte corporation and formed gte mobilnet inc . to handle the company ' s entrance into the new cellular telephone business . in 1983 gte sold its electrical equipment , brokerage information services , and cable television equipment businesses .
qwest - which is still trying to buy mci - remains the weakest player , and an obvious takeover candidate . qwest came out of the southern pacific railway , which formed southern pacific telecommunications to lay fibre - optic cables along its tracks . it then got into the local phone business by buying an rboc , us west , for $ 43 . 5bn .
qwest estimated that it was losing more than $ 300 , 000 in revenues per month to metronet and other resellers , and that the revenue loss was having a “significantly negative” impact on profitability . in addition to these financial concerns , qwest was greatly troubled that the loss of its direct relationship with customers due to resale would deprive it of the opportunity to cross - sell additional products and services . qwest concluded that “no existing or forthcoming product ․ effectively addresses centrex resale competition , ” and set about developing strategies to win back market share .
correction to text : moody ' s rates qwest corp . $ 500 million sr . unsecured notes ba3 ( changes $ 700 billion to $ 700 million in 4th to last para )
qwest filed a timely appeal to the iowa state board of tax review . the parties stipulated , however , that the alj ' s decision would be treated as that of the board , subject to qwest ' s right to seek judicial review thereon . accordingly , the board issued a final order on october 12 , adopting the alj ' s decision in full .
7 . the pricing differential between centrex and 1fb lines had become so great that a significant number of small business customers were purchasing centrex from resellers rather than 1fb lines from qwest .
wheeler ' s bisbee customers aren ' t the only ones who feel victimized by what is perceived as us west ' s corporate quest to score big in a merger with qwest .
qwest closed trading thursday at $ 6 . 83 a share ; it closed at $ 5 . 24 on april 21 , 2010 , the day before the merger deal was announced .
1992 - 1994 - on 1 / 1 / 1992 , south central bell and southern bell were merged , forming bellsouth telecommunications , inc . , a corporation that is wholly - owned by bellsouth corporation . 1995 - bellsouth telecommunications , inc . had no changes during this period , except that on 1 / 1 / 1995 , the names south central bell and southern bell were dropped and only bellsouth telecommunications , inc . was used . 1996 - 2005 - bellsouth telecommunications , inc . had no changes during this period .
as a provider of telecommunications services in the state of washington , qwest is subject to regulation by the wutc . the wutc is authorized to regulate in the public interest the rates , services , facilities and practices of qwest and other telecommunications companies . wash . rev . code § 80 . 01 . 040 ( 3 ) . qwest ' s rates must be “fair , just , reasonable and sufficient , ” and its service must be “rendered and performed in a prompt , expeditious and efficient manner . ” id . § 80 . 36 . 080 .
qwest is the larger company , but its high debt load left it unable to play the consolidator in the industry . that role has instead been taken by centurylink , which started as a small rural phone company . for the past decade , it’s been buying mainly rural phone companies and lines , culminating in the acquisition of embarq in 2009 and now the acquisition of qwest .
qwest roots in colorado span more than a century , though it’s present - day operations stem from the antitrust breakup of at & t , or ma bell , in the early 1980s .
with the addition of qwest , centurylink ( nyse : ctl ) will have some 17 million phone lines , 5 million broadband customers and about 190 , 000 route miles of fiber network .
although the focus of the district court ' s inquiry was correct , the court nonetheless improperly weighed evidence and failed to view the facts in the light most favorable to metronet . the court should not have substituted its own speculations about present and future barriers to entry for the evidence in the record . metronet ' s expert cornell stated in her declaration that there are at least three structural barriers to entry that give qwest a high degree of market power : ( 1 ) each end user of telephone services must be physically connected to a local exchange switch , which makes it prohibitively expensive to build a telephone network from scratch ; ( 2 ) because qwest owns the only comprehensive local exchange network , both facilities - based providers and resellers need a high degree of cooperation from qwest in order to access that network ; and ( 3 ) qwest ' s historical monopoly has created enormous economies of scale that discourage competition and give qwest an incentive not to cooperate .
tom wheeler is very highly regarded . he ' s well - known and people stand behind him . if us west fires tom , you wouldn ' t believe what would happen . there would be a committee of citizens at the corporation commission in a heartbeat .
qwest and covad filed their arbitrated interconnection agreement implementing the terms of the arbitration decision with the acc , which was approved by operation of law under section 252 ( e ) ( 4 ) . one of the arbitrated interconnection agreement provisions stated “qwest will continue providing access to certain network elements as required by section 271 or state law , regardless of whether access to such unes is required by section 251 of the act . ” the acc deferred holding the section 271 rate proceeding at qwest ' s and covad ' s request after they reached an interim agreement regarding the pricing issue .
3 . bocs are a subset of ilecs . that is , all bocs are ilecs , but not all ilecs are bocs . thus , qwest - a boc - is also an ilec .
new york ( ap ) - centurylink inc . completed its purchase of qwest communications international inc . on friday , combining the country’s third - and fourth - largest traditional phone companies into one .
qwest ( nyse : q ) has some 28 , 000 employees across its 14 - state territory , including about 7 , 300 in colorado . centurylink has roughly 200 workers in the state .
on friday , november 19 , 2010 , the alj was informed that a settlement agreement (
proposed settlement agreement
) had been reached between acc staff , ruco , qwest and centurylink .
in order to prevail on its essential facilities claim , metronet must prove ( 1 ) that qwest is a monopolist in control of an essential facility , ( 2 ) that metronet , as qwest ' s competitor , is unable reasonably or practically to duplicate the facility , 25 ( 3 ) that qwest has refused to provide metronet access to the facility and ( 4 ) that it is feasible for qwest to provide such access . 26 see city of anaheim v . s . cal . edison co . , 955 f . 2d 1373 , 1380 ( 9th cir . 1992 ) ( citing mci communications corp . , 708 f . 2d at 1132 - 33 ) . the district court found that metronet could not prove any of the first three elements . 27 we disagree .
with respect to the second element , metronet must show its inability practically or reasonably to duplicate the facility . the district court concluded that metronet could not establish a lack of reasonable alternative means of access to qwest ' s essential facility . the court found that competitors could gain access to qwest ' s facility by purchasing 1fb lines and certain calling features from qwest at wholesale prices and reselling them for a profit . the court also found that metronet had failed to rebut evidence that features could be purchased on the open market at competitive prices . the record does not support either conclusion .
on september 26 and october 3 , 2000 , metronet and qwest met to attempt to settle the case . qwest withdrew from the proposed settlement agreement on october 10 , 2000 , and two days later metronet moved for an order enforcing the settlement agreement . the district court denied the motion on october 20 , 2000 , and denied metronet ' s motion to reconsider on november 13 , 2000 .
s international division thrived . in 1990 alone the corporation made several significant ventures , which included teaming up with the korean telecommunications authority in a variety of research , marketing , and information exchanges ; joining u . s . west to modernize czechoslovak telecommunications ; and partnering with ameritech and two