What is Qwest?
{{Infobox company | name = Qwest Communications International Inc. | type = Subsidiary of [[CenturyLink]] | predecessor = | foundation = {{Start date|1996}} | founder = [[Phillip Anschutz]] | location_city = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]] | location_country = United States | locations = | area_served = International | key_people = | industry = [[Telecommunication]]s | products = | services = [[Telephony]]<br />[[Internet]]<br />[[Television]] |fate =Acquired by [[CenturyLink]] | owner = [[CenturyLink]] (2011–present) | num_employees = 30,000 (2010) | parent = | divisions = | subsid = [[Qwest Communications Company]]<br>[[Qwest Corporation]] | homepage = {{URL|www.qwest.com}} | intl = }} '''Qwest Communications International Inc.''' was an [[United States|American]] [[Telecommunication|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. On April 22, 2010, [[CenturyLink]] announced that it was going to buy Qwest for $22.4 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.qwest.com/centurylinkqwestmerger |title=CenturyLink and Qwest Agree to Merge |publisher=News.qwest.com |accessdate=2012-01-06}}</ref> CenturyLink's purchase of Qwest was completed in early 2011. Qwest is no longer in business as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.komonews.com/news/business/119063549.html |title=CenturyLink completes $12.2 billion acquisition of Qwest |publisher=Komonews.com |date=2011-04-01 |accessdate=2012-01-06 |archive-date=2013-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221010156/http://www.komonews.com/news/business/119063549.html |ur