More Qwest QMOE deployments coming this summer!

We have noticed quite a few new Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet (QMOE) deployments scheduled for this summer which can be a good opportunity to sell high speed Internet to business customers within these new areas for those service providers who have QMOE service provider ports.

The Inside Track – Feb 11th, 2011

This week we met with Blake Wetzel, the VP of the Qwest Business Partner program while he was visiting in Seattle. He was pumped up about the CenturyLink merger and thought the outlook for agents like CTG3 looked very positive.

Qwest-CenturyLink Combo Hot Topic at Q.Marketplace 2011

January 13, 2011 by Khali Henderson, Editor in Chief, PHONE+ The pending merger between Qwest Communications International Inc. and CenturyLink is the hot topic at Q.Marketplace 2011, the annual meeting for indirect sales agents who are part of Qwest’s  Business Partner Program.

Avoid getting stuck into wholesale jail

Being able to purchase services on a wholesale level may sound attractive to many ISPs but there is a big danger involved in regards to dealing with large carriers like Qwest, AT&T, and Verizon. 

Chris Ancell posts a video about the Qwest Business Partner program

For those of you who may be nervous about the Qwest / CenturyLink merger, please take a moments to watch this exclusive QBPP message from Chris Ancell, Executive Vice President of Qwest’s Business Markets Group.  Mr. Ancell discusses and recognizes the contributions from Partners to Qwest’s success, and gives insight into the future of QBPP [...]

Qwest offers 100Mbps for $1850 in specific buildings (includes loop)

 In order to win deals in markets where Qwest has seen increasing competitive pressure, Qwest will offer promo pricing to Internet customers using Ethernet local access. Promotional pricing will be made available in particular QC markets where Qwest and the competition are in the same building.

Qwest lowers loop rates in metro areas (some rural areas go up)

This week we received notice that Qwest retail loops for T1s dropped from $200 to $150 in metro areas. This is good news if you happen to be in a metro area but bad news if you are in a rural area

Qwest raising rates on June 4th, 2010

Qwest is currently mailing out letters to their customers that they intend on increasing rates for several small business services within their (14) state footprint. This will impact the following services: 

Qwest and CenturyTel to Merge

CenturyTel Inc. agreed Thursday to buy Qwest Comunications International Inc. in an all-stock deal valuing Qwest at about $10.6 billion. http://www.centurylinkqwestmerger.com

Long Haul Fiber maps

I ran across a compilation of long haul fiber maps on Telecom Ramblings recently and thought it would be handy to have these links posted and updated on my blog. This includes fiber maps from carriers such as Qwest, Level3, Abovenet, and more (I just added Darkstrand as well.)