Archive for the 'Qwest' Tag

Yesterday, one of the last barriers to the deal between Qwest (Q) and CenturyLink (CTL) disappeared when the Public Utility Commission of Oregon gave their blessing, paving the way for the deal to finally close. And it looks like it will on April 1. Which means that our long history here at footnoted — a [...]

We’ve been waiting — patiently, which isn’t something that we do very well — for Qwest (Q) to go quietly into that good night following its deal with CenturyTel (CTL) that was announced back in April. The company, which in many ways was the inspiration for footnoted and which has been the focus of more [...]

CenturyLink (CTL) got some attention last week for an 8-K it filed, reporting that shareholders of CenturyLink and Qwest Communications International, Inc. (Q) overwhelmingly approved a merger proposal. But the company also filed a second 8-K, which received no real attention, even though it involves more than $10.2 million of shareholders’ money. That filing disclosed that CenturyLink (formerly [...]

There’s something of a bond between Qwest Communications (Q) and footnoted. In 2002, my experience as an investor in Qwest prompted me to write Financial Fine Print and the company has been a frequent flyer here on the site, appearing in more posts over the years than any other company. So when CenturyTel (CTL) and [...]