Qwest

Qwest Communications International Inc. was an American telecom company. It served 14 north central and western states. Qwest merged with Baby Bell company US West Communications during 2000. US West had consisted of Pacific Northwest Bell, Mountain Bell and Northwestern Bell before 1991, during which year the three telephone companies merged to become US West. Qwest Communications was founded around 1996.

Qwest Communications International Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary of CenturyLink
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1996 (1996)
Founder	Phillip Anschutz
Fate	Acquired by CenturyLink
Headquarters	Denver, Colorado , United States
Area served	International
Services	Telephony Internet Television
Owner	CenturyLink (2011–present)
Number of employees	30,000 (2010)
Subsidiaries	Qwest Communications Company Qwest Corporation
Website	www.qwest.com

On April 22, 2010, CenturyLink announced that it was going to buy Qwest for $22.4 billion.^[1] CenturyLink's purchase of Qwest was completed in early 2011. Qwest is no longer in business as of 2011.^[2]