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Qwest, CenturyLink shareholders OK merger Denver Business Journal by Greg Avery August 24, 2010 Qwest and CenturyLink shareholders, voting separately Tuesday, overwhelmingly approved merging the companies and creating the nation’s third-largest land line telecom

Nacchio granted appeal extension The Denver Post August 20, 2010 Imprisoned former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio has been granted a 30-day extension to file documents outlining the appeal of his sentence for criminal insider trading

Officials pursue Monroe-to-Denver air service By Stephen Largen Monroe News Star August 17, 2010 Monroe Regional Airport could have direct commercial flights to and from Denver if the Monroe Chamber of Commerce gets its wish

More companies checking out dependents on health insurance plans. Dependent scrutiny By Greg Griffin The Denver Post A new kind of audit is becoming standard procedure in many workplaces

Slowdown in broadband growth challenges Qwest, Comcast By Andy Vuong The Denver Post August 5, 2010 Struggling for years with land-line losses, traditional phone operators now face a new challenge: slower broadband growth

Merger has Qwest's rivals worried. Qwest's local competitors rely on its network, and they want regulators to ensure that acquirer CenturyLink can manage it. Star Tribune By Steve Alexander, August 2, 2010 There's always been an uneasy relationship between Minnesota telephone giant Qwest Communications and its smaller competitors

Qwest buyer CenturyLink switches from Dish Network to DirecTV Denver Business Journal August 2, 2010 CenturyLink, the company buying Qwest, has dropped Dish Network as the satellite TV service it sells in its voice, video and Internet bundles

Qwest's Heavy Duty Internet ties the broadband dots together By Sean Buckley Fierce Telecom July 26, 2010 Qwest (NYSE: Q) may have already launched Fiber to the Node (FTTN)-based service with 40 Mbps top capabilities last summer, but it realized that it needs to augment service speed with a host of additional value-added features

Heavy Duty’ Internet connections Phoenix Business Journal July 22, 2010 Qwest Communications International Inc. launched a new version of its Internet service Thursday dubbed “Heavy Duty” that ties together its online services with new features

Nacchio seeks venue change for civil trial Denver Post Business – Brief July 23, 2010 Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio is asking if a trial on a civil complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission can be held in Kansas instead of Denver