Articles tagged with: Qwest Communications and Verizon Communications

Qwest Reach Agreement With Unions, Avoid Strike

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Qwest Communications International reached a tentative agreement with the unions representing a bulk of its work force early Sunday.  more

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A Qwest Dividend Is Possible, But Other Priorities Remain

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Qwest Communications International may be set to answer the call for a long-awaited dividend. more

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FCC Denies Request To Investigate NSA Wiretapping Program

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission has refused a House lawmaker's request to investigate whether a federal warrantless wiretapping program violated telecommunications laws, saying such an investigation would "pose an unnecessary risk of damage to national security."  more

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Large Telcos Clash on Hill Over Special Access Market

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Gary D. Forsee on Tuesday urged lawmakers to force the Federal Communications Commission to lower rates in the high volume, bulk business telecommunications market, saying it was clear the market had failed.  more

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iPhone Turns Focus On Greater Wi-Fi Use By Handsets

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Apple iPhone, which has generated more than enough buzz for itself, is also corralling a lot of attention for wireless fidelity, or wi-fi, networks.  more

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Notebaert To Retire As Telecom Carrier Qwest's CEO

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Richard Notebaert, the chief executive who restored Qwest Communications International Inc. to profitability, plans to retire after a successor is found, the phone company said Monday. more

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Ericsson To Stop Seeking New CDMA Customers

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) will stop looking for new business in the Code Division Multiple Access market, as it cuts 250 jobs and shuts down the U.S headquarters for its CDMA business unit.  more

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Qwest Posts 1Q Profit After Wireless-Assets Sale

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- Qwest Communications International (Q) on Tuesday said it posted a net profit for the first quarter, helped by the sale of wireless assets and more cost reductions.  more

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Nextel's 1Q Sales Up 16% Amid Customer Growth

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL) reported flat first-quarter profit, even though sales rose 16% and the wireless phone company added 810,000 new customers.  more

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Telecom Execs Say Mkt Forces, Technology Drive Mergers"

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Telecommunications executives told Congress Wednesday that market and technological forces are driving consolidation and that mergers won't harm consumers.  more

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