Qwest to keep long-distance business

DENVER (AP) – Qwest Communications International Inc. said today that it is calling off the auction for its nationwide long-haul data and telephone network.

The Denver-based phone company said the network was more valuable to the company than the amount it would raise in a sale.

Qwest did not say how much the bids it received were worth. News reports last week indicated Qwest received bids far below the $2 billion to $3 billion it wanted.

June 8, 2009Comments OffRead More