Minnesota has steep climb to reach its broadband speed and access goals MinnPost.com By Sharon Schmickle June 22, 2010 Ambitious goals set into state law this year call for Minnesota to rank among the top five in the nation in broadband speed and access

For Denied Claims, a Bit of Help in the Health Law Fighting with a health plan over a denied claim can leave people feeling they’ve been injured all over again The New York Times By Michelle Andrews June 21, 2010 The options for challenging an insurance company’s decision are limited

Four Qwest executives to join merged company The Denver Post By Andy Vuong June 21 2010 Four Qwest senior executives will remain in similar roles after the company merges with CenturyLink, according to a regulatory filing

Former Qwest CEO Nacchio awaits resentencing The Denver Post By Andy Vuong June 21 2010 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio, 14 months into a six-year prison term for criminal insider trading, will receive a new sentence Thursday

Colorado's top executives' 2009 pay packages exposed The Denver Post By Aldo Svaldi June, 20 2010 Several media outlets list Oracle CEO Lawrence Ellison as the country's highest-paid executive in 2009 at $84.5 million

'Rambo' vs. 'blind eye' regulators: Ex-Qwest exec battles SEC Denver Business Journal by Greg Avery June 19, 2010 A former Qwest financial reporting director wants a federal judge to sanction the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for continuing to pursue civil charges against him years after the financial scandal at the Denver Company.

What to Expect in Next Year’s Health Benefits Offerings By Walencia Konrad June 11, 2010 RIGHT about now, as you’re dusting off your beach gear, may seem the wrong time to talk about next fall’s open enrollment for health insurance

New Rules on Changes to Benefits The New York Times By Robert Pear June 13, 2010 WASHINGTON The White House on Monday will issue new rules that strongly discourage employers from cutting health insurance benefits or increasing the costs of coverage to employees, administration officials say

Lawyer: Nacchio isolated, denied medicine on trip By P. SOLOMON BANDA The Washington Post June 13, 2010 The Associated Press DENVER Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio spent eight days in solitary confinement, had no visitors for six weeks and was denied his medication for days during his round trip between a Pennsylvania prison camp and a Denver courtroom, which included long stops at several federal prisons along the way

Nacchio attorneys outline sentence recommendations Associated Press June 11, 2010 DENVER Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio is pushing to reduce his prison sentence on insider trading convictions by almost half and slash his fine even more

CenturyLink's POTS of Gold By JAY PALMER online.barrons.com MAY 22, 2010 The popularity of DSL is keeping telecom giant CenturyLink relevant

Ed Mueller: The man who made the call to sell Qwest By Andy Vuong The Denver Post June 6, 2010 When Ed Mueller took the helm at Qwest in August 2007, he was charged with leading a financially stable but unwanted company

Filing: Qwest talked with two other firms before taking CenturyLink's offer By Andy Vuong The Denver Post June 5, 2010 Prior to accepting a takeover offer from CenturyLink in April, Qwest held merger-and-acquisition discussions with two other companies, including a private equity firm, according to a regulatory filing

CenturyLink secures spot on Bloomberg's Tech100 list Fierce Telecom By Sean Buckley June 2, 2010 By being named to Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Tech 100, CenturyLink's (NYSE: CTL) profile has risen above its small independent ILEC roots. Bloomberg's designation comes only two months after CenturyLink gained a spot on Fortune 500's largest U.S. companies list

Qwest spent $735,614 lobbying in 1st quarter Forbes.Com Associated Press June 1, 2010 WASHINGTON Phone company Qwest Communications International Inc. spent $735,614 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on legislation on cybersecurity and the theft of copper phone wires, according to a disclosure report

Nacchio taking long road back to Pa. prison camp The Denver Post May 27, 2010 Attorneys for former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio filed an emergency motion Wednesday to have him transported back to a minimum-security prison camp at Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institution in Minersville, Pa

CenturyLink's declares 72.5 cents per share quarterly dividend The NewsStar By Greg Hilburn May 21, 2010 CenturyLink’s board of directors announced Friday that it voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of 72.5 cents per share payable on June 21, 2010, to shareholders of record on June 8, 2010

Notebaert Re-Elected by Notre Dame Trustees InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report The University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees has re-elected Richard Notebaert to a second three-year term as chairman

Qwest, CenturyTel Lose Subscribers in First Quarter By Melissa Korn The Wall Street Journal MAY 6, 2010 NEW YORK CenturyTel Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc., which announced a merger last month, each reported that they continued to lose landline subscribers in their first-quarter reports Wednesday

Former Qwest CEO Reflects on Prison Life By Al Lewis A DOW JONES NEWSWIRES COLUMN FOXBusiness Friday, May 07, 2010 A reader called, disappointed that no one published a photo of former Qwest (Q: 5.13, -0.08, -1.54%) CEO Joe Nacchio making a rare court appearance this week after a year in a prison on insider trading convictions

Nacchio makes court appearance By Andy Vuong The Denver Post May 04, 2010 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio sported a shaved head, goatee, black-framed glasses and a khaki prison jumpsuit for a hearing today in which he was granted a waiver from attending his resentencing in June

Profits rise at CenturyTel, fall at Qwest By Steve Goldstein & Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- CenturyTel Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc., which plan to merge, both reported better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter Wednesday, although their respective customer bases shrank again

Former Qwest CEO Nacchio back in Denver courtroom today By Andy Vuong The Denver Post May 04, 2010 A year into a six-year prison term for criminal insider trading, former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio is scheduled to appear in custody at a hearing today in U.S. District Court in Denver

U S West divestitures boosted bottom line at expense of Qwest's future. Along the way, top executives from Sol Trujillo to Joe Nacchio to Dick Notebaert made hundreds of millions of dollars as thousands of employees lost their jobs and retirees lost their promised benefits By Andy Vuong The Denver Post May 02, 2010 Over a three-month span in 1998, Qwest predecessor U S West sold its high-growth wireless business and spun off its cable-TV division

The future of telecoms is murky at best  BILL VIRGIN; contributing writer The News Tribune May 2, 2010 Welcome, readers, to another edition of “Spot the generational differences.”

Nacchio on way to Denver for court hearing By Andy Vuong The Denver Post April 30, 2010 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio is on his way to Denver under a federal escort and will appear in custody at a court hearing Tuesday

Qwest in talks to invest in network. A hedge fund trying to launch a high-speed wireless venture courts partners By Spencer E. Ante The Wall Street Journal April 29, 2010 NEW YORK Hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners has tapped Sanjiv Ahuja, the former chief executive of France Telecom SA's mobile unit Orange, to head up its risky effort to create a high-speed wireless network in the U.S., people familiar with the matter said this week

Qwest's acquirer plans to keep decisions local By Andy Vuong The Denver Post April 27, 2010 CenturyTel, which is acquiring Qwest, plans to inject the company with a locally focused business model, where key service and pricing decisions are made market by market

Merger with CenturyTel may be good news for Qwest customers By Greg Griffin The Denver Post April 25, 2010 The combination of CenturyTel and Qwest may have benefits for Qwest customers in the form of streaming television, better access to high-speed Internet and more bundled services, analysts said

CenturyTel to buy Qwest in $10.6 billion stock swap. The combined company would remain in the No. 3 spot among phone companies, behind AT&T and Verizon By Andy Vuong The Denver Post April 23, 2010 Denver-based Qwest, a company with deep Colorado roots and an iconic presence in the downtown skyline, announced a $22 billion merger Thursday that will relocate its corporate headquarters

Qwest employees anything but surprised By Kevin Vaughan The Denver Post April 23, 2010 It is not clear how many of the roughly 30,000 workers now employed at Qwest ultimately would keep their jobs once the deal is completed

Qwest shareholder suing over merger By Steve Raabe The Denver Post April 24, 2010 A Qwest shareholder filed a lawsuit Friday against the telecom firm alleging that Qwest's directors failed to protect shareholder interests in the proposed $22 billion merger with CenturyTel

Nacchio resentencing set for June 22-24 The Denver Post April 24, 2010 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's resentencing has been scheduled for June 22 to June 24

CenturyLink And Qwest Probably Won't Pursue Wireless. 'We are not going to go out and buy shirt factories,' says CEO Karl Bode DSLReports.com April 23, 2010 As we mentioned yesterday, Qwest and CenturyLink have announced a merger valued at around $23.4 billion dollars (half of that being Qwest debt)

Working On the Qwest-CenturyTel Mega-Deal; Plus, Will the GC Stick Around? Amy Miller Law.Com ~ Corporate Counsel April 26, 2010 The legal department for Qwest Communications International Inc. may have hired two of the biggest firms in the country to handle the company's acquisition by CenturyTel Inc

CenturyTel-Qwest deal is a rural double-down Steve Alexander Star Tribune April 23, 2010 Qwest Communications, Minnesota's biggest telephone company but the smallest of the remaining regional Baby Bell firms spun off from AT&T, is being acquired by CenturyTel Inc. of Louisiana in a $10.6 billion stock swap

Qwest, CenturyTel announce $10.5 billion merger. Both CenturyTel and Qwest are latecomers to the wireless party. Now, they want to merge in a $10.5 billion deal By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo St. Paul Pioneer Press April 22, 2010 Qwest Communications International may trade its western twang for a southern drawl next year. CenturyTel Inc., a Louisiana phone company, plans to buy the larger Qwest for $10.5 billion in stock, ending years of speculation over the ultimate fate of the financially hobbled Denver-based phone giant

More Tough Luck For Convicted Former Qwest CEO Nacchio Wall Street Journal Law Blog By Dionne Searcey We all know that you win some and you lose some. But if you’re former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio, you lose some, you win some, you lose some. . . and you lose some again

Qwest: A scrappy little company with big ambitions The Associated Press By Catherine Tsai and Sandy Shore April 23, 2010 DENVER Since the day it was created, Qwest Communications has been like the scrappy little guy who swings for the fences but doesn't quite hit a home run

Qwest’s payroll in region nearly $30M Billings Gazette Gazette Staff Thursday, April 22, 2010 Qwest employs 180 people in Montana and has a payroll of $14.5 million

CenturyTel Center, perhaps? By Maggie O'Brien WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER April 23, 2010 The president of the Qwest Center Omaha said Thursday that he wants to retain the facility's name, despite the company's pending sale

What's the impact of Qwest's acquisition on employees, service, investors? The Salt Lake Tribune April 22, 2010 Here are some answers to questions about Qwest's acquisition by CenturyTel

CenturyTel taking large bites. The once-tiny company paid $11.6 billion for Embarq two years ago By Greg Griffin The Denver Post April 23, 2010 Qwest is the larger company in the deal with CenturyTel announced Thursday

CenturyTel Gambles on Qwest Merger The Wall Street Journal - Technology By Nira J Sheth And Roger Cheng April 23, 2010 CenturyTel Inc.'s $10.6 billion deal for Qwest Communications International Inc. is a big bet by the Louisiana telecommunications company that it can fight off the relentless decline in the U.S. local-phone business by getting bigger

CenturyTel makes $22.4 billion bid for Qwest CNET by Marguerite Reardon April 22, 2010 CenturyTel agreed to buy Qwest Communications International in a $10.6 billion all-stock deal, the companies announced Thursday

Qwest merger and Phil Anschutz: More riches for Colorado's richest man? Westword By Michael Roberts Thursday, April 22, 2010 ​Qwest, the Denver-based company founded in 1966 by Phil Anschutz, is being acquired by CenturyTel in a deal that involves the swap of $10.6 billion in stock

For 80 years, Qwest buyer CenturyTel has grown through acquisition into national giant Denver Business Journal by Mark Harden April 22, 2010 CenturyTel — the company that announced Thursday plans to buy Denver’s Qwest — has its roots as a Depression-era Louisiana phone company with 75 customers

CenturyTel, seeking scale, to buy Qwest for $10.6B Houston Chronicle By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer © 2010 The Associated Press April 22, 2010 NEW YORK CenturyTel Inc., the country's fifth-largest local-phone company, said Thursday that it will buy Qwest Communications International Inc., the third-largest, in a stock swap worth $10.6 billion to gain the benefits of scale in a shrinking business

Judge denies Nacchio's request for prison furlough The Denver Post By Andy Vuong March 16, 2010 A federal judge Thursday denied former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's request for a furlough from prison

Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio to appear for Denver hearing The Associated Press April 13, 2010 DENVER A judge wants to see former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio in person before agreeing to let him waive his right to attend re-sentencing hearings on insider trading charges

Judge says Nacchio must return for Denver hearing By Andy Vuong The Denver Post Joe Nacchio, currently serving time in Minersville, Pa., for criminal insider trading, could soon make a public appearance in Denver — in prison clothes

Breaking Down the Barriers. When health-care providers exchange electronic medical records, costs go down and patient care goes up The Wall Street Journal By LAURA LANDRO April 13, 2010 To understand the potential of shared health records, consider the Bottone family

Judge dismisses racketeering lawsuit against Qwest over Dutch venture The Denver Post By Andy Vuong April 12, 2010 A federal judge in Denver has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit filed against Qwest by the bankruptcy trustees of its failed European joint venture, KPNQwest NV

Nacchio ordered to appear in court in Denver The Denver Post By Andy Vuong April 12, 2010 Joe Nacchio could soon be back in Denver

Colorado's largest firms made big increases in cash reserves The Denver Post By Aldo Svaldi April 8, 2010 Colorado companies significantly boosted their cash reserves last year, a sign that the downturn wasn't as severe as many anticipated

Stimulus helps plug NM’s digital divide State to see $40 million-plus in broadband stimulus funds New Mexico Business Weekly by Kevin Robinson-Avila NMBW Staff Friday, April 2, 2010 Managers at the Peñasco Valley Telecommunications Cooperative in Artesia joke that it’s cheaper to relocate rural families to cities than it is to bring high-speed Internet to the desert

Judge narrows SEC lawsuit against ex-Qwest execs Associated Press April 2, 2009 DENVER A federal judge has thrown out some claims in a civil lawsuit the Securities and Exchange Commission filed against former Qwest executives, including former CEO Joe Nacchio

Qwest launches managed security, network management services Supported by IBM Internet Security Systems Computer Business Review By Staff Reporter March, 30 2010 Qwest Communications has launched two new managed offerings, Qwest iQ Managed Security Service (MSS) and Qwest iQ Network Management Service (NMS), to provide a technology ecosystem specifically designed for businesses with 15,000 employees or fewer

Sight-impaired kids participate in egg hunt Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier By Tina Hinz Monday, March 29, 2010 VINTON The hunt was on for Easter eggs Thursday.  Relying on their ears, visually impaired kids scurried toward dozens of beeping eggs, nestled in baskets around the gymnasium at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton

Qwest earmarks $55 million for broadband in Arizona Phoenix Business Journal by Patrick O'Grady March 25, 2010 Qwest in Arizona expects to spend $55 million to beef up the state’s broadband infrastructure in rural areas

SEC suit against ex-Qwest execs likely heading to court. Federal officials say a settlement isn't likely in the case on alleged accounting improprieties The Denver Post By Andy Vuong March 27, 2010 A 5-year-old civil fraud lawsuit against former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio and four others appears headed for trial — and Nacchio hopes it's not in Denver

AT&T takes $1 billion hit as health reform closes loophole The Associated Press By Barbara Ortutay March 27, 2010 NEW YORK AT&T Inc. will take a $1 billion non-cash accounting charge in the first quarter because of the health care overhaul and may cut benefits it offers to current and retired workers

Qwest seeks $350M from stimulus for rural broadband Denver Business Journal Greg Avery March 26, 2010 Qwest Communications International Inc. said Thursday it is applying for a $350 million federal stimulus grant to help it extend high-speed Internet service to rural areas of its local phone-service region

Qwest seeks stimulus money to expand broadband Seattle Post Intelligencer The Associated Press March 25, 2010 DENVER Qwest is applying for $350 million in federal stimulus money to help extend high-speed Internet service to rural parts of the 14 states where it offers local phone service

Qwest Seeks Federal Grant to Deploy Broadband to Rural Communities at Connection Speeds of 12 to 40Mbp The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch March 25, 2010 DENVER, Mar 25, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) Qwest Communications /quotes/comstock/13*!q/quotes/nls/q (Q 5.30, +0.01, +0.14%) has filed an application for a federal stimulus grant to extend broadband at speeds of 12 to 40 Mbps to rural communities throughout its local service region

Qwest CEO pay increases 5 percent to $12M in 2009 Associated Press By BARBARA ORTUTAY (AP) March 23, 2010 NEW YORK Edward Mueller, the chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International Inc., was awarded compensation valued at nearly $12 million in 2009, a 5 percent increase from the previous year according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing

Former boss' conservative associates donating to Bennet By Michael Riley and Burt Hubbard The Denver Post March 19, 2010 Colorado billionaire Phil Anschutz is famous for embracing conservative causes, but he also is a friend and former boss of Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet's

Qwest CEO saw 2009 compensation rise as net profit fell By Andy Vuong The Denver Post March 18, 2010 Even though Qwest posted a 39 percent drop in net profit and a 9 percent drop in revenue in 2009, chief executive Ed Mueller enjoyed a 6 percent bump in pay for the year

Qwest to Webcast First Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call Denver, March 16, 2010, Business Wire Qwest Communications will announce its first quarter 2010 financial and operational highlights on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 7 a.m. EDT

Prosecutors want Nacchio in court for new sentence © 2010 The Associated Press March 15, 2010, 11:33PM DENVER Federal prosecutors are objecting to former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio's request to not be present in court when he is given a new sentence

6 Leprechaun Leaders For St. Patrick's Day The San Francisco Chronicle Katie Adams, provided by Investopedia  Monday, March 15, 2010 Ah, the spry little leprechaun. These tight-wearing sprites are bankers of the fairy world and self-appointed guardians of the proverbial pots of gold

Even amid rebound, tech-stock index still at half its peak 10 years after the tech bubble The Denver Post By Aldo Svaldi  March 10, 2010 Investment adviser Kenneth James still remembers clients who called in 2000 asking him to get them in on the "lottery-style" gains their neighbors and friends boasted about

Qwest expanding high-speed Internet through Phoenix, Tucson Phoenix Business Journal March 8, 2010 Qwest Communications International Inc. is expanding its newest version of high-speed Internet to areas of the Phoenix and Tucson metros, the company announced Monday

Nearly $1B in Qwest notes tendered by early deadline Denver Business Journal March 10, 2010 Qwest Communications International Inc. said Wednesday that $959.9 million in notes were tendered by Tuesday's early-participation deadline in a $1.2 billion tender offer announced Feb. 24

Qwest GC Favors Innovative Communication The National Law Journal by Richard Acello March 02, 2010 ON A QWEST Rich Baer is chief legal officer at Denver-based Qwest Communications International, the nation's third-largest telecommunications company

NSA threatened Qwest CEO with repercussions if he didn’t cut a surveillance deal Online Journal By Wayne Madsen, Online Journal Contributing Writer March 2, 2010 (WMR) WMR has learned from sources who worked in senior positions for the telecommunications company Qwest that its former chairman and CEO, Joseph Nacchio, was threatened with retaliation

Telecom giant says rural company milking federal regulations Scripps News By Steve Alexander, Minneapolis Star Tribune March 3, 2010 Is a free chat room for singles a bargain for romance or a telecom scheme to bilk Qwest?

One of Qwest's video bets may be struggling to get streaming By Andy Vuong The Denver Post March 4, 2010 During a keynote speech in December, Qwest then-executive vice president Neil Cox boasted about a strategy of delivering movies, shows and other video content to television sets over the broader Internet 

UPDATE 2-Qwest aims to cut debt 25 pct in next 12 months Sees improving debt/EBITDA ratio in 2010, 2011 Reuters Sinead Carew February 25, 2010 NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) Telecommunications carrier Qwest Communications International Inc (Q.N) said on Thursday it expected to reduce its debt by $3.5 billion, or 25 percent, over the next 12 months

Qwest a ZillionTV investor The Denver Post February 25, 2010 Qwest said Wednesday that last year it made a "very small, or immaterial, investment" in ZillionTV, a startup developing Internet-based video-on- demand service

Fiber-optic connections help grow cellular bandwidth The Denver Post Andy Vuong February 25, 2010 Pieter Poll's 13-year-old son used nearly 340 megabytes of data on his Motorola Droid smart phone last month, about 70 times more than Poll's wife consumed on her BlackBerry

Market Report -- In Play (Q) MSN Money February 24, 2010 8:01 AM ET Qwest and Qwest Capital Funding announce cash tender offer by Qwest Capital Funding

Quietly, Qwest invests in other people’s techDenverBusiness JournalGreg Avery February 24, 2010 Qwest stopped putting money into its Internet-delivered video after CEO Ed Mueller arrived in mid-2007, so it may surprise some that the Denver-based telecom invests in other company’s Internet video technology

Lawsuit: Free chats cost Qwest a bundle The regional telecom giant alleges that a rural phone company is offering Minnesota phone numbers to milk access fees from Qwest Minneapolis Star Tribune Steve Alexander February 24, 2010 - 10:43 PM Is a free chat room for singles a bargain for romance or a telecom scheme to bilk Qwest?

Qwest committee approves incentive plan The Denver Post February 23, 2010 The compensation and human-resources committee of Qwest's board of directors has approved an incentive plan for management and senior executives, according to a regulatory filing

State-of-the-Art Technology to Engage Fans in New, Exciting Ways at Target Field Market Watch February 23, 2010 MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) Qwest /quotes/comstock/13*!q/quotes/nls/q (Q 4.48, +0.07, +1.47%) today announced it has signed an exclusive multiyear agreement with the Minnesota Twins to deliver exciting, fan-friendly technology at Target Field. The baseball franchise has named Qwest its Official

Level 3 Should Roll Up The Long Distance Market, Analyst Says Barrons By Eric Savitz February 19, 2010 The time has come for Level 3 (LVLT) to go shopping for additional players in the long-distance telephony business, Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan asserts in a research note today that has stirred up considerable investor interest in the group

Hearings on illegal stock profits slated in Nacchio resentencing The Denver Post February 19, 2010 A federal judge has set a two-day hearing starting April 21 in Denver to determine what former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio gained on company stock he illegally sold based on insider information.

Hearing set in April in Nacchio re-sentencing The Associated Press February 18, 2010 DENVER—A federal judge has set a two-day hearing starting April 21 to determine what former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio gained on stocks he allegedly sold based on insider information

Hearing on Nacchio resentencing Thursday Denver Business Journal February 18, 2010 Lawyers for Joseph Nacchio and federal prosecutors are at a hearing Thursday in federal court in Denver to go over procedures for the resentencing of the convicted former Qwest CEO

Qwest wrings more cash out of down 2009 The Denver Post By Aldo Svaldi February 17, 2010 Qwest squeezed more cash out of its operations last year despite declining revenues from a tough economy and a shrinking number of land-line customers

Linda Alvarado steps down from Qwest board of directors By The Denver Post 02/16/2010 01:00:00 AM MST Updated: 02/16/2010 09:31:31 AM MST Linda Alvarado, a longtime member of Qwest's board of directors, has stepped down

Decode your medical bills. Before you pay, make sure you understand all of the charges. Here are some tips Los Angeles Times By Francesca Lunzer Kritz February 15, 2010 People with health insurance who get a medical bill this early in the new year may also get some sticker shock

Qwest Buys Northern Virginia Data Center DataCenterKnowledge.com Rich Miller February 15th, 2010 Qwest Communications (Q) has acquired an existing data center in northern Virginia that will serve as the company’s 17th CyberCenter hosting facility

Qwest won't renew lease on downtown Denver headquarters building By Andy Vuong The Denver Post February 13, 2010 The Qwest sign that shines prominently from the Denver skyline may be going out.

Level 3 ready to resume hunt for acquisitions The Denver Post By Andy Vuong  February 11, 2010 More than two years removed from a spending spree that netted eight companies, Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications is looking to jump back into the acquisition fray in 2010

Qwest being seen as likely takeover target The Denver Post By Andy Vuong February 7, 2010 Qwest Communications appears to be on the block, with a growing number of Wall Street analysts speculating that the company is a prime acquisition target and senior management speaking more freely about consolidation

Verizon To Cut 13,000 More Wireline Jobs; Sees No Wireless Capacity Issues From Smart Phones Barron’s By Eric Savitz January 27, 2010 They now do it every year In 2008, Verizon (VZ) cut 13,000 jobs from its shrinking wireline business. In 2009, they cut another 13,000

Nacchio denied new trial The Denver Post Andy Vuong January 13, 2010 A federal judge today denied Joe Nacchio's motion for a new trial, effectively ending the former Qwest chief executive's efforts to overturn his conviction for illegal insider trading

Signs of life in the SEC case against Nacchio, other ex-Qwest execs Denver Business Journal Greg Avery January 11, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil case against Joseph Nacchio and four other former Qwest executives revs up this week in Denver in advance of a summer trial

Qwest sells $800M in debt securities Denver Business Journal Friday, January 8, 2010, 11:39am MST Qwest Communications International Inc. sold $800 million in debt securities Thursday that mature in 2018 and will help it pay $525 million in debt coming due next year

One woman turned her interest in teaching into a second career Des Moines Register Patt Johnson January 8, 2010 Barb Harrington took advantage of a company benefit during her 34-year tenure at Qwest, the metro's telephone company

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Qwest expects 09 earnings at upper end (Corrects throughout to reflect earnings, cash flow forecasts were for 2009, not 2010) REUTERS Ian Sherr January 6, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc (Q.N) said that it expects its full-year 2009 pre-tax earnings to come in near the higher end of its forecast range, and forecast higher free cash flow and lower pension costs

Qwest Foundations teams with employees to donate $10.5 million The Daily Tell January - 6 – 2010 Despite the tough times faced by many in 2009 due to the continued economic downturn, Qwest Communications, its employees and the Qwest Foundation increased their commitment to community service by collectively donating more than $10.5 million

Qwest shops its LD network again (with local attached) TELEPHONY ONLINE Ed Gubbins Jan 6, 2010  “We’re agnostic about being a buyer or a seller,” said Ed Mueller, CEO of Qwest Communications

Minneapolis' $20 million Wi-Fi completed Star Tribune Steve Alexander January 4, 2010 It is hilarious to read the level of stupidity on people's comments: "What a waste of tax dollars!"

Workforce Solutions unveils new services New Mexico Business Weekly January 5, 2010 The Department of Workforce Solutions is rolling out a new voice mail notification system for those claiming unemployment insurance

Local calls will extend to 10 digits next Sunday Mail Tribune Bill Kettler January 03, 2010 Southern Oregon's seven-digit telephone numbers will go the way of the passenger pigeon beginning Jan. 10

Out of the mouths of babes, life-changing advice Minneapolis Star Tribune Dick Youngblood, Small Business writer December 31, 2009 John Quinliven's executive job kept him on the road most of the time. After a comment by his 6-year-old daughter, he knew it was time to go in a new direction

Lewis: 2009 could only make us miss 1999 By Al Lewis Dow Jones Newswires December 30, 2009 It's not like Prince sang, "Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 2009." 

Needy family receives a very merry Christmas Bismarck Tribune Steve Wallick December 21, 2009 (The Tribune asked readers to submit stories about “Christmas angels,” someone who had been kind or helpful to them. Katie Krukenberg wanted to share this story.)

Ready to start dialing 10 digits? The Bulletin By Andres Navarro December 22. 2009  What you need to know

Qwest arranges $1B in new credit Denver Business Journal December 21, 2009 Qwest Communications International Inc. said Monday it has lined up just over $1 billion in new credit

Judge puts parameters on Nacchio resentencing The Denver Post Business Briefs December 19, 2009 A federal judge will resentence former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio in a two-step process but will not completely redo the sentencing

Qwest Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 By: Business Wire Dec. 17, 2009 09:05 AM Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share

Qwest CEO sees opening for mergers By Amy Thomson, Bloomberg News Denver Post Friday, September 18, 2009 Qwest chief executive Ed Mueller said there are more opportunities for acquisitions now because stock prices have dropped through the recession

Budget paring and more high-speed-Internet subscribers help boost its second-quarter showing By Andy Vuong The Denver Post Posted: 07/30/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT Updated: 07/30/2009 02:24:30 AM MDT Cost cutting and high-speed-Internet subscriber growth helped Qwest post an 18 percent increase in second-quarter earnings, but the company continues to lose phone customers at an accelerating rate

Support Slips for Tax on Employee Health Benefits By Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, July 8, 2009 WASHINGTON Senators are cooling to a proposal that would impose a first-ever tax on employer-provided health insurance and are giving renewed attention to taxes on the wealthy to pay for a sweeping health-care overhaul

High court mum on Nacchio. The Supreme Court heard the ex-Qwest CEO's petition last week By Andy Vuong Denver Post Tuesday, June 30, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court didn't disclose Monday whether it will review former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's appeal of his insider-trading conviction, signaling to his attorneys that the case may be garnering deep consideration

Arnie targets Trujillo. Sol Trujillo thought he had government problems at Telstra!  It turns out his unedifying brawls with Canberra were nothing compared with the brouhaha brewing between US retail giant Target, where he's been glued to a board seat for 15 years, and the government of Arnold Schwarzenegger By Rebecca Urban The Australian (WSJ) Wednesday, June 17. 2009 According to Californian Attorney-General Jerry Brown and 20 district attorneys, Target stores across California have been illegally dumping hazardous wastes in landfills

Obama Is Pressed to Tax Health Benefits. Seeking GOP Votes, Democrats Split Over Plan for New Levy By Lori Montgomery and Ceci Connolly, Staff Writers Washington Post Monday, June 15, 2009 The White House is caught in a battle within its own party over how to finance a comprehensive overhaul of America's health-care system, as key Democrats advocate a tax plan that could require President Obama to break his campaign pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class

Tax on Health Benefits Weighed. Senator Calls Levy 'Perhaps the Best Way' to Pay for Overhaul By Lori Montgomery, Staff Writer Washington Post Wednesday, June 10, 2009 A Senate plan to overhaul the nation's health system is likely to include a new tax on some employer-provided health benefits that exceed the value of the basic plan offered to federal employees, currently about $13,000 a year for a family of four, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said yesterday

Kennedy Readies Health-Care Bill By Ceci Connolly, Staff Writer Washington Post Saturday, June 6, 2009 Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) has laid down the first marker in this year's debate over how to revamp the nation's health-care system

Qwest's Long-Distance Arm Draws Bids Below Targets By Amol Sharma
The Wall Street Journal Friday, June 5, 2009 Preliminary bids for Qwest Communications International Inc.'s long-distance business are coming in well below the $2 billion to $3 billion it sought

Supreme Court justices could review Nacchio's case June 18 Denver Post Wednesday, June 3, 1009 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's petition for a Supreme Court review of his insider-trading conviction could be considered as early as June 18

Qwest's Burnett now running school of hard knocks By Al Lewis, Dow Jones Newswires Denver Post Monday, June 1, 2009 Jessica Rosales was one of those kids, watching TV, wondering what to do about the future, and seeing a commercial about Westwood College

Kennedy's Health-Care Measure To Require Employers to Chip In By Ceci Connolly, Staff Writer Washington Post Friday, May 29, 2009 Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) is circulating the outlines of sweeping health-care legislation that would require every American to have insurance and would mandate that employers contribute to workers' coverage

Shareholders Support Target in Blow to Ackman By Zachery Kouwe and Joe Nocera New York Times Thursday, May 28, 2009 Shareholders of the retail giant Target delivered a stinging defeat to the activist investor William A. Ackman on Thursday, re-electing all of the company’s nominees to the board in one of the most closely watched proxy contests of the season

Trujillo's rant is nothing more than sour grapes, says Victorian Premier John Brumby By Staff Reporters The Australian (WSJ) Tuesday, May 26, 2009 After slipping out of Australia ahead of his June 30 resignation date and just days after boasting of his achievements at Telstra at a conference in San Diego, Mr Trujillo told the BBC that being in Australia was like "stepping back in time''

Saviour Sol preaches his mobile makeover By Geoff Elliott in San Diego The Australian (WSJ) Saturday, May 23, 2009 Sol Trujillo was back among friends in San Diego this week and doing what he seems to do best -- selling himself

'I changed Australia': Sol Trujillo. Sol Trujillo's scorn for the Rudd Government's $43 billion national broadband plan on the sidelines of a technology conference in the US prompted a rebuke from Australia's consul-general to New York, Phil Scanlan, and dismay among others who regard the project as cutting edge The Australian (WSJ) Sunday, May 24, 2009 Apart from changing Telstra he claims to have also "changed Australia"

For Baucus, Health Care Is the Issue Of a Lifetime. Legislation Could Define His Career, His Party By Shailagh Murray and Ceci Connolly, Staff Writers Washington Post Sunday, May 24, 2009 Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, may be President Obama's most critical ally on health-care reform

Feds get second extension for Nacchio response Denver Post Saturday, May 23, 2009 The government has been granted a second extension to file its response to former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's request for a U.S. Supreme Court review of his insider- trading conviction

Ackman, Target practice art of proxy war By Jackie Crosby Mpls Star Tribune Saturday, May 23, 2009 The blows are hitting faster and lower as the proxy fight between Target Corp. and activist investor William Ackman enters its final week

Tax on Medical Benefits Gains Traction. Health-Care Overhaul Could Be Funded by Levy on Employer-Paid Insurance Premiums By Lori Montgomery, Staff Writer Washington Post  Friday, May 22, 2009 A new tax on employer-provided health insurance is emerging as a likely option to finance an overhaul of the nation's health-care system, key Democrats say, despite opposition from organized labor and possibly the Obama administration

UAW, GM Reach Accord By Sharon Terlep The Wall Street Journal Thursday, May 21, 2009 General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers reached a deal that will reduce the auto maker's $20 billion obligation to fund retiree medical obligations, the union announced Thursday

Unions vs. Taxpayers. Organized labor has become by far the most powerful political force in government By Steve Malanga The Wall Street Journal Thursday, May 14, 2009 Across the private sector, workers are swallowing hard as their employers freeze salaries, cancel bonuses, and institute longer work days

GM Nears Crucial Deal With UAW By John D. Stoll The Wall Street Journal Friday, May 15, 2009 General Motors Corp., under the direction of the U.S. Treasury, is near a deal that would cut its hourly labor costs by more than $1 billion a year and reduce its $20 billion pledge to the United Auto Workers to cover health-care obligations, said people familiar with the matter

Qwest to decide later on Nacchio fees By Andy Vuong Denver Post Thursday, May 14, 2009 Qwest general counsel Rich Baer said today that the company would wait until after former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio has exhausted all of his appeals before deciding whether or how to recover the money it has advanced for Nacchio’s legal fees

Bankruptcies Swell Deficit at Pension Agency to $33.5 Billion By Eric Lipton New York Times Wednesday, May 20, 2009 WASHINGTON The deficit at the federal agency that guarantees pensions for 44 million Americans more than doubled in the last six months to a record high, reaching $33.5 billion

Ailing Chrysler's pensions underfunded Denver Post Wire Services Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Bankrupt Chrysler's pension plans may be underfunded by more than $10 billion, the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has estimated

Much washing of hands with quiet last supper for Sol. It's an abrupt and rather undignified end to one of the more explosive careers in Australian corporate history By Mitchell Bingemann and Jennifer Hewett The Australian (WSJ) Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Sol Trujillo's very quiet exit from Australia means a new and much less aggressive image for Telstra under his successor, David Thodey

D.C. telecom cites price in spurning Qwest asset The Denver Post Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Washington, D.C.-based Cogent Communications looked at Qwest's fiber-optic network and decided not to consider purchasing it because the asking price was too high relative to its profitability, Cogent chief executive Dave Schaeffer said at an investor conference Monday

Senior Federation to shut down By Warren Wolfe Mpls Star Tribune Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Leaders of a pioneering advocacy group that initiated bus trips to Canada for cheaper medications, then the nation's first nonprofit website for those drugs, voted Monday to dissolve

Optus makes pitch for Telstra break-up. Optus has added its voice to the chorus calling for the structural separation of Telstra, outlining four key regulatory changes it considers necessary for the success of the Government's $43 billion national broadband network. By Mitchell Bingemann The Australian (WSJ) Monday, May 18, 2009 On April 7 the Government announced that the original NBN would be terminated and replaced with a state-owned enterprise to build a $43 billion fibre-to-the-home network

Chrysler Expands Worker Retirement, Separation Plan By Kerry E, Grace
The Wall Street Journal Monday, May 18, 2009 Chrysler LLC will expand its retirement and separation program for employees at seven facilities it is set to close before December 2010 as part of its restructuring plan

Court Rules Old Maternity Leave Doesn't Count Toward Pension  Associated Press The Wall Street Journal Monday, May 18, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Women who took maternity leave before it became illegal to discriminate against pregnant women, can't sue to get their leave time to count for their pensions, the Supreme Court ruled Monday

Star Tribune sues drivers' union after failure to reach pensions deal. The Star Tribune has sued its Teamsters drivers in an effort to void their contract. By HERÓN MÁRQUEZ ESTRADA Mpls Star Tribune Monday, May 18, 2009 As it continues to try to extricate itself from bankruptcy, the Star Tribune on Sunday filed suit against Teamsters Local 638 in an attempt to cancel its fleet drivers' contract and stop funding their pension plan

Verizon, Frontier in Deal for Wirelines By Kevin Kingsbury The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Verizon Communications Inc. agreed to sell 4.8 million access lines in 14 states to Frontier Communications Corp. for $5.25 billion in stock, tripling that company's size and making it the nation's largest communications provider focused on rural areas

Idea on Hill:  Taxing Health Benefits By Janet Adamy The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, May 13, 2009 The idea of taxing employee health-care benefits to raise money for an overhaul of the health system is gaining strength in Congress, although it drew criticism from Barack Obama when he was campaigning for president

Social Security, Medicare Face Insolvency Sooner By T.W. Farnam The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, May 13, 2009 WASHINGTON The government revised estimates for the long-term solvency of Medicare and Social Security on Tuesday, moving up the date when trust funds for the entitlement programs will run out of money

No public offers yet for Qwest network. But the telecom hasn't confirmed the fiber-optic system is up for sale By Steve Raabe Denver Post  Tuesday, May 12, 2009 No buyers have publicly surfaced for Qwest's fiber-optic communications network following news reports that it was put up for sale nearly six weeks ago, leaving analysts wondering whether anyone will step up

Ranks of Older Workers Swell as Losses Shorten Retirement By Kelly Evans The Wall Street Journal Friday, May 9, 2009 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Jose Villareal once had a successful career as a franchising executive with Pepsi Co.  Now, at the age of 67, he can't even get a job as a school custodian

Ex-chairman Donald McGauchie loses last Telstra fight By Jennifer Hewett The Australian News Saturday, May 9, 2009 The simmering Telstra showdown came out into the open at the company's board meeting on Wednesday

AT&T Buys Some Assets From Verizon Wireless By Bloomberg News New York Times Saturday, May 9, 2009 AT&T, the country’s second-biggest wireless phone company, agreed Friday to pay $2.35 billion in cash to buy assets put up for auction by Verizon Wireless

Chicago museum asks people to help count squirrels. How many are in your Zip code? Notebaert Nature Museum, UIC want to know Associated Press Chicago Sun Times Tuesday, May 5, 2009 How many squirrels are in your Zip code?

Qwest broadens broadband brand. Playful ads now airing are trying to change its image from a traditional phone company By Andrew LaVallee, The Wall Street Journal Denver Post Friday, May 8, 2009 Qwest Communications International is out to rebrand itself as a broadband provider rather than a traditional telecommunications company, wielding a playful ad campaign to advance the effort

Telstra on hold as contenders vie for top job By Michael Sainsbury The Australian (WSJ) Monday, May 4, 2009 TELSTRA this week faces its most critical board meeting since listing in 1996 as it mulls the appointment of a new chief executive to replace Sol Trujillo and prepares for a restructure of the telecoms sector

Investors seek more input on executive pay. Shareholders for companies such as Qwest are seeking oversight over compensation packages at upcoming annual meetings By Steve Raabe Denver Post Sunday, April 3, 2009 Disgruntled investors increasingly are calling for shareholder oversight of executive compensation, putting large businesses on notice that corporate salaries must reflect companies' financial performance

Qwest Earnings Rise 37% as it Culls Low-End Customers By Roger Cheng The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Qwest Communications International Inc.'s first-quarter profit rose 37% through cost cuts, but the telecommunications provider faced intense pressure on its land-line operations

Australia Starts Antitrust Case Against Telstra By Lydal McFarland The Wall Street Journal Monday, April 20, 2009 Australian regulators started legal proceedings against Telstra Corp. for allegedly refusing rivals access to key parts of its network

U.S. Chamber backs Nacchio's high-court petition By Andy Vuong Denver Post Monday, April 27, 2009 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio has a new ally: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Nacchio attorneys request hearing on testimony By P. Solomon Banka, AP Writer Denver Post Tuesday, April 28, 2009 DENVER  Attorneys for Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio are asking a judge for a hearing to consider new testimony from the prosecution's star witness that they say would prove their client's innocence

Telstra shareholders victims By Michael Sainsbury The Australian  Monday, April 27, 2009 Two weeks after Sol Trujillo strode into his new offices at Telstra, he summoned his chairman, Donald McGauchie, to dinner at a Melbourne restaurant

Verizon hires Qwest legislative exec By Sami Lais Washington Technology Thursday, April 23, 2009 Legislative and government relations specialist Shirley Bloomfield has traded her job at one Networx telecommunications provider for a similar position at another

Qwest tops among Colorado companies on Fortune 500 Denver Post Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Qwest landed the top spot for Colorado companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list.  The telecom was one of 11 Colorado companies on the list this year

Pay Rule Led Chrysler to Spurn Loan, Agency Says. Firm Claims It Didn't Need The Government Infusion By David Cho, Peter Whoriskey and Amit R. Paley, Staff Writers Washington Post Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Top officials at Chrysler Financial turned away a government loan because executives didn't want to abide by new federal limits on pay, according to new findings by a federal watchdog agency

The sky’s no limit for CEO perks. Fortune 100 companies (shareholders, that is) are spending more and more on private jets for top executives -- who can use them for personal tasks, like dropping off kids at school By Michael Brush MoneyCentral.msn.com Saturday, April 18, 2009 Delayed flights.  Lost bags.  The shoe dance at the security gate

Qwest to close call centers in Omaha, Littleton by July 15 Denver Post By Aldo Svaldi Thursday, April 16, 2009 Qwest Communications said Wednesday it will close customer-service call centers in Littleton and Omaha by July 15

Qwest to end its namesake wireless service By Andy Vuong Denver Post Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Qwest-branded wireless service is headed the way of Betamax

Ex-judge hangs out shingle By Penny Parker, Columnist Denver Post Friday, April 17, 2009 Former Chief U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham, the man who sent ex-Qwest chief Joe Nacchio to the slammer for six years for illegal insider trading, has hung out his lawyer's shingle in downtown Denver

Nacchio enters Pa. prison for six-year term. The former Qwest CEO may get bail if the Supreme Court decides in June to review his insider-trading conviction By Andy Vuong Denver Post Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Updated: 04/15/2009 12:38:03 AM MDT Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio arrived Tuesday at a federal prison in Pennsylvania in the back seat of a sport utility vehicle to begin a six-year sentence

Ex-Qwest chief Nacchio reports to prison in Pennsylvania By Andy Vuong Denver Post Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Updated: 04/14/2009 02:46:58 PM MDT Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio was driven in a dark SUV with tinted windows to a federal prison today in Pennsylvania for the start of a six-year term

Headed to Jail. Nacchio Set to Start Serving Six-Year Sentence After Long Legal Battle By Dionne Searcey The Wall Street Journal Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Joseph Nacchio, the former chief executive of Qwest Communications International, Inc., is expected to head to federal prison Tuesday, nearly two years after a judge sentenced him to serve six years for insider trading

Nacchio's options dwindle. A federal court denies his bid for bail. Unless the Supreme Court steps in, he'll enter prison today By Andy Vuong Denver Post Tuesday, April 14, 2008 A federal appeals court panel denied bail Monday to Joe Nacchio, prompting the former Qwest chief executive to make a last-ditch request to the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid going to prison today

In prison, just another Joe (Nacchio). Set to check in Tuesday, Nacchio will be stripped of his stature, says one who's been there By Andy Vuong Denver Post Sunday, April 12, 2009 Should Joe Nacchio report to a federal prison in Pennsylvania as expected Tuesday, the former Qwest chief executive will be strip-searched and issued a green button-up shirt and matching pants

Prosecutors fight Nacchio's bid to stay free Denver Post Friday, April 11, 2009 Posted: 04/11/2009 12:30:00 AM MDT Federal prosecutors asked an appeals court Friday to deny former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's latest bid to delay when he must report to prison

Qwest asset sale rumors go up in smoke By Sami Lais Washington Technology Wednesday, April 8, 2009 The rumored sale by Networx contract holder Qwest Communications International Inc. of its long-haul network is, as suggested by telecom analyst Warren Suss, “mere speculation.”

Bail request heads to higher court. An appellate court is asked to stay an order to report to prison next week pending a ruling by the Supreme Court By Andy Vuong Denver Post Thursday, April 9, 2009 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio renewed his request for bail Wednesday

US prosecutors attack Nacchio's bid for new trial By Catherine Tsai, AP Business Writer Denver Post Tuesday, March 7, 2009 DENVER — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to deny former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's motion for a new trial on insider trading charges, saying that new evidence Nacchio says he has uncovered isn't really new

Nacchio has date with detention. Former Qwest CEO due in prison Tuesday after request to stay free on bail denied By Andy Vuong Denver Post Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio must report to prison Tuesday to being serving a six-year prison term for illegal insider trading

Qwest Warns of Lower Revenue By Jay Miller The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Qwest Communications International Inc. warned that it expects first-quarter revenue to come in "modestly" below Wall Street expectations, but did say it expects adjusted earnings to come in above views

OK, now Nacchio really is going to prison DowJones Newswires Posted by Al Lewis on April 07, 2009 Embattled Execs The on-again, off-again prison sentence for former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio is back on again

Companies Seek Shareholder Input on Pay Practices. Amid Anger Over Compensation Packages, Executives and Directors Look for New Ways to Appease Investors  By Phred Dvorak The Wall Street Journal Monday, April 6, 2009 As outrage grows over executive-pay practices, biotechnology firm Amgen Inc. is taking the unusual step of asking shareholders what they think of its compensation plan

AT&T and union talks continue past deadline By Joshua Freed, AP Business Writer Denver Post Sunday, April 5, 2009 AT&T and unions for its landline workers were working past a strike deadline early Sunday to try to reach agreement on a new contract

Qwest poised for total sale? Analysts see that as a possibility if it sells off its fiber-optic network  By Steve Raabe Denver Post Friday, April 3, 2009
Qwest's possible sale of its nationwide fiber-optic network could be a prelude to selling the rest of the company, analysts said Thursday

Qwest Seeks To Sell Piece Of Its Nelwork By amol Sharma and Dana Cimilluca The Wall Street Journal Tuesday, April 2, 2009 Qwest Communications International, Inc. struggling to pare a hefty debt load, is seeking a buyer for a key piece of its telecommunications network, according to people familiar with the matter

Qwest eyes network sale. Selling the fiber-optic communications network could bring in $3 billion By Andy Vuong Denver Post Tuesday, April 2, 2009 Denver-based Qwest is considering a sale of its nationwide fiber-optic communications network, an asset that could be valued at $2 billion to $3 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal

Feds rebut Nacchio defense. Prosecutors stick with arguments made at trial By David Milstead Rocky Mountain News Saturday, November 10, 2007 Prosecutors said in April that Joe Nacchio told investors Qwest would hit its financial targets even though he knew the company's revenue was weakening -- then made millions by selling his stock on that inside information

Directors buy into Qwest Denver Post Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Three members of Qwest's board of directors have bought company shares in the past week

Prosecutors argue there's evidence to maintain Nacchio conviction  By Sandy Shore, AP Business Writer Denver Post Saturday, November 10, 2007 Federal prosecutors in papers filed today asked an appellate court to uphold the $52 million insider-trading conviction of former Qwest chief Joe Nacchio, disputing his claim that the evidence was insufficient to find him guilty

Health insurers see lucrative market with early retirees. Roughly 7 million Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 are uninsured. Federal Medicare kicks in at age 65. By Tom Murphy, The Associated Press Denver Post Sunday, November 4, 2007 INDIANAPOLIS — Health insurers trying to boost individual policy sales are making a new push into an older market -- the roughly 7 million uninsured Americans between the ages of 50 and 64

Ford and UAW Reach Tentative Agreement By Mike Spector and Jeffrey McCracken The Wall Street Journal Saturday, November 3, 2007 Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after more than 40 hours of marathon negotiations over the past two days

Papers Contradict Nacchio's Defense Qwest Was Considered for NSA Contract By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Qwest Communications belonged to a business alliance that won a rich national security contract in the summer of 2001

Nacchio affects spy probe. His court filings point to government surveillance months before 9/11 By Andy Vuong Denver Post Sunday, October 21, 2007 Recent revelations about former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's classified-information defense

Qwest's Mueller in a jam By Al Lewis Denver Post Friday, November 2, 2007 When you're new on the job, one of the smartest things you can do is keep your ears open and your mouth shut

Faced With Stagnant Sales, Qwest Plans Fiber Upgrade By Roger Cheng The Wall Street Journal Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Qwest Communications International Inc.'s third-quarter net income rose sharply on a one-time tax gain, but investors were concerned by a lack of clarity and delays in setting a dividend plan. Shares fell 14%

Feds: No act existed against Qwest. The U.S. denies defense claims of retaliation over Qwest's refusal to aid warrantless spying. By Kelly Yamanouchi Denver Post Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Qwest was not retaliated against after former chief executive Joe Nacchio refused to participate in the government's warrantless-wiretapping program in 2001

Class-action lawyer pleads guilty. Former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach faces up to two years in prison for conspiracy in a scheme to bribe plaintiffs By Molly Selvin, Staff Writer Los Angeles Times Tuesday, October 30, 2007 William S. Lerach, the securities lawyer whose multibillion-dollar recoveries on behalf of aggrieved shareholders made him a lightning rod, pleaded guilty Monday to a criminal charge that could send him to prison for up to two years

Verizon Agrees to Yearly Advisory Vote On Executive Pay Bloomberg News Washington Post Friday, November 2, 2007 Verizon Communications will hold a vote each year for investors to weigh in on executive pay, the second time a U.S. company has allowed such a measure

Pensions may be outsourced. Banks look to take the plans and their assets off the hands of employers By Jonathan Peterson, Staff Writer Los Angeles Times Wednesday, October 31, 2007WASHINGTON — Would you feel comfortable if your company sold off your pension plan to a big bank?

Qwest investors rattled over Q3 report By Jeff Smith Rocky Mountain News Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Qwest's third-quarter profits soared on a one-time tax gain today, but revenues were down 1.5 percent and shares fell by more than 10 percent in early trading amid investor concerns over the Denver telco's strategy

Prosecution: No retaliation against Nacchio By David Milstead Rocky Mountain News Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Prosecutors fought ex-Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio's charge of government retaliation by pointing out that Qwest actually got a piece of the business Nacchio's attorneys say was lost

FCC Ready to Ban Exclusive Cable Contracts. Deals With Developments, Apartment Complexes in Jeopardy By Kim Hart, Staff Writer Washington Post Wednesday, October 31, 2007 When several Loudoun County neighborhoods were built five years ago, a Dulles company won long-term exclusive contracts to provide cable service to hundreds of residents

Qwest Is Quiet on Plans, Despite Profit By Roger Cheng The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, October 31, 2007 While Qwest Communications International Inc.'s third-quarter profit rose sharply on a $2.1 billion tax gain, lack of clarity on its strategy and silence on possible dividend plans weighed on its shares

Qwest settles remaining suits claiming stock-price inflation By Tom McGhee Denver Post Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Qwest has settled all the remaining shareholder lawsuits that accused the company of inflating its stock price in 2001

KPMG Case Delayed As Defense Lawyer Is Disqualified By Chad Bray and Amir Efrati The Wall Street Journal Friday, October 19, 2007 NEW YORK -- A federal judge in Manhattan delayed the trial of three former KPMG LLP executives and a onetime Sidley Austin LLP lawyer yesterday after disqualifying a lead defense attorney in the tax-shelter case

Pair seek separate Qwest fraud trial By Sandy Shore, Associated Press Rocky Mountain News Thursday, October 18, 2007 Two former Qwest Communications accountants claim their rights will be violated if they are tried on civil fraud charges at the same time as three high-ranking one-time executives, including former CEO Joe Nacchio

Surveillance Law Could Hold New Risks for Telecom Firms By Evan Perez The Wall Street Journal Saturday, October 20, 2007 WASHINGTON -- Legislation aimed at updating a law on government-surveillance activities would give telecommunications companies legal immunity for aiding a warrantless wiretapping program after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

AT&T, Verizon may shift to union-run health funds. GM, UAW made similar deal last month By Jeff Gree and John Uppert, Bloomberg News The Tennessean Wednesday, October 17, 2007 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — AT&T Inc., the biggest U.S. phone company, and No. 2 Verizon Communications Inc. may follow General Motors in trying to shift retiree health-care liabilities to a union-run fund, a trend that has broad implications for American workers

Nacchio appeal ripped from pages of Ripley's By Al Lewis Denver Post Sunday, October 14, 2007 Joe Nacchio met with top officials of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Md., on Feb. 27, 2001

Former CEO Says U.S. Punished Phone Firm. Qwest Feared NSA Plan Was Illegal, Filing Says By Ellen Nakashima and Dan Eggen, Staff Writers Washington Post Saturday, October 13, 2007 A former Qwest Communications International executive, appealing a conviction for insider trading, has alleged that the government withdrew opportunities for contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Bail Is Set for Lawyer Who Sued for Investors By Michael Parrish New York Times Saturday, October 13, 2007 LOS ANGELES —  Melvyn I. Weiss, known for filing class-action investor lawsuits and representing Holocaust victims, made his first appearance as a defendant Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom

Court unlikely to toss conviction, experts say By Sara Burnett and Jeff Smith Rocky Mountain News Thursday, October 11, 2007 Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio could get a new trial based on his appeal, but it's unlikely the appellate court will throw out his insider-trading conviction completely, legal observers said Wednesday

Documents: Qwest was targeted. 'Classified info' was not allowed at ex-CEO's trial By Sara Burnett and Jeff Smith Rocky Mountain News Thursday, October 11, 2007 The National Security Agency and other government agencies retaliated against Qwest because the Denver telco refused to go along with a phone spying program, documents released Wednesday suggest

Qwest shares drop amid broadband concerns By Andy Vuong The Denver Post Friday, October 11, 2007 Qwest shares dropped 5 percent Wednesday after a Wall Street analyst downgraded the company, citing a slowdown in broadband-subscriber growth.

Deal Ends 6-Hour Strike at Chrysler. Automaker Says Union Trust to Run Retiree Health Care By Sholnn Freeman, Staff Writer Washington Post Thursday, October 11, 2007 The United Auto Workers announced yesterday that it reached a tentative contract agreement with Chrysler after a six-hour strike against the automaker

Former Milberg Weiss partner pleads guilty. Steven Schulman faces up to 33 months in prison and will pay more than $2 million in connection with a kickback scheme that the class-action law firm is accused of running. From Bloomberg News Los Angeles Times Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Former Milberg Weiss partner Steven Schulman pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles federal courtroom Tuesday to one count of conspiracy in connection with a kickback scheme that allegedly netted millions of dollars in illicit legal fees

Nacchio appeal detailed in 58 pages. The brief argues there was insufficient evidence and the Denver trial took place in an atmosphere of "vitriol."  By Andy Vuong Denver Post Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The appellate attorney for Joe Nacchio laid out his case Tuesday, detailing in a 58-page opening brief why the former Qwest chief executive should have his insider-trading conviction overturned or, at the very least, be granted a new trial

Top U.S. attorney leaving the case. Cliff Stricklin got high marks as the leading prosecutor in the insider-trading trial, resulting in a conviction. By Andy Vuong Denver Post Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The prosecutor who led the government's criminal-insider-trading case against former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio, which resulted in a conviction, is stepping down from the case

UAW, Chrysler Begin Contract Talks By Jeffrey McCracken and John D. Stoll The Wall Street Journal Sunday, October 7, 2007 DETROIT -- Negotiators with the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC were at the barga