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Articles tagged with: Qwest
Qwest's Earnings Soar on Tax Gain
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- qwest Communications International on Tuesday posted a massive $2 billion profit in the third quarter, largely owing to a onetime tax gain. 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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Qwest Offers Military Grade Mobile Phone
The USA based, qwest Communications says that it has added the ultra-rugged Sanyo SCP-7050 to its lineup of mobile phones. The Sanyo SCP-7050 meets official U.S. Military Standard 810F specifications for vibration, dust and shock and features a speakerphone, tough rubber Dura-Grip and voice-activated dialing. more
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North American Wireless Capex Grows Slower than Operator Revenues
"North American wireline capital spending in the first half of 2007 is down nearly 7 percent compared to last year, due largely to AT&T spending cuts resulting from it merger with BellSouth," said John Lively, Vice President, Forecasting, at Ovum-RHK. "Sprint and qwest also cut spending, while Bell Canada, Embarq, Telus, and Verizon spent more than last year. Overall, Ovum RHK expects capital spending growth remain stalled through the rest of 2007 and into 2008." 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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Sprint Nextel Cleared To Bid On U.S. Networx Contracts
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. didn't get shut out the second time around. more
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USA - Slowing Growth Suggests a Need for Further Consolidation
The US mobile market in Q1 2007 continued its slow trudge towards 100% penetration, with the best part of two percentage points added in the quarter, to take the total to 79.6%. In absolute terms, there are now an (estimated) 239m mobile customers in the USA, up from 233m at the end of 2006 and 214m one year earlier. more
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