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At the Height of Their Infamy, LulzSec Hackers Call It Quits

Arik Hesseldahl in News on June 25, 2011 at 7:37 pm PT

On its 50th day of activity, the hacking group LulzSec calls it quits, but not before dropping one more collection of hacker booty. Why quit now? Probably because the heat is on.

Netflix Hands Out Its ISP Report Cards. Clearwire, Please Get This One Signed by Your Parents.

Peter Kafka in Media on January 27, 2011 at 11:01 am PT

Time Warner Cable and Comcast appear to do just fine in Reed Hastings’s rankings.

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Qwest Unveils Wi-Fi Deal With AT&T

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 7, 2009 at 6:28 am PT

Qwest plans to announce a new wireless Internet offering that lets broadband customers access AT&T hotspots around the country. The deal, whose terms are undisclosed, gives Qwest customers free use of some 17,000 wireless areas on AT&T’s network, including locations at Starbucks and McDonald’s.

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Barring 11th-Hour Reprieve, Nacchio to Report to Prison Tuesday

Ashby Jones, Editor, Law Blog, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 14, 2009 at 11:56 am PT

When we last used our waterfall metaphor in regard to Joe Nacchio, the former Qwest CEO convicted two years ago on insider-trading charges, an inquiring reader asked if we’d bring Nacchio back up the fall if and when the Supreme Court reversed his conviction. Our answer: absolutely.

Qwest for Buyer

John Paczkowski in News on April 2, 2009 at 6:15 am PT

Qwest just became interesting again. Shares of the smallest of the Baby Bells are on the upswing this morning following reports that it is considering selling its long-haul voice and data network. Sources familiar with the matter say Qwest is in the early stages of seeking a buyer for the unit, which could be valued at about $2 billion to $3 billion.

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Qwest CEO Mueller: VZ Wireless Migration Going Well

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on August 6, 2008 at 1:11 pm PT

Qwest (Q) CEO Ed Mueller says the company’s migration of its wireless service offering to Verizon (VZ) is going smoothly. Qwest is switching from selling a Qwest-branded wireless service in which it resold service from Sprint (S) to a co-branded offering from Verizon; the company started rolling out its new Verizon by Qwest wireless service two weeks ago.