Qwest

Qwest Communications International Inc. was an American telecom company. It served 14 north central and western states. Qwest merged with Baby Bell company US West Communications during 2000. US West had consisted of Pacific Northwest Bell, Mountain Bell and Northwestern Bell before 1991, during which year the three telephone companies merged to become US West. Qwest Communications was founded around 1996.

On April 22, 2010, CenturyLink announced that it was going to buy Qwest for $22.4 billion. CenturyLink's purchase of Qwest was completed in early 2011. Qwest is no longer in business as of 2011.

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 Other websites 
 Qwest website

Category:1990s establishments in Colorado
Category:1996 establishments in the United States
Category:2011 disestablishments in the United States
Category:American telephone companies
Category:Companies based in Denver
Category:Defunct companies of the United States