Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a United States telecommunications carrier. Qwest provided local service in 14 western and midwestern U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa,
A Regional Bell Operating Company was a corporate entity created as result of the antitrust lawsuit by the United States Department of Justice against the Western Electric Company and American Telepho
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…customers, but also a quick-growing residential and business long-distance customer base that it quickly merged into its data service. Qwest merged with "Baby Bell" US West on June 30, 2000 through an apparent hostile takeover for $48 billion. Philip Anschutz owned 17.5% of the resulting company. Unlike prior…