Qwest goes with Verizon

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Ness-Net - 06 May 2008 02:01 GMT

VERY smart move...

Qwest (the RBOC out west) has been selling re-branded Sprint service
and handsets under the name Qwest wireless. With limited success.

This will soon change.

Today, an agreement with VZW was announced.

http://press.qwestapps.com/index.cfm?fa=press.view&pressReleaseId=56671

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Todd Allcock - 06 May 2008 03:34 GMT

> VERY smart move...
>
> Qwest (the RBOC out west) has been selling re-branded Sprint service
> and handsets under the name Qwest wireless. With limited success.

But to be fair, that "limited success" has nothing to do with being a
Sprint MVNO, but more to do with lousy (to non-existent) marketing efforts
and weak price plans.

> This will soon change.
>
> Today, an agreement with VZW was announced.
>
> http://press.qwestapps.com/index.cfm?fa=press.view&pressReleaseId=56671

The press release sounds like Qwest is throwing in the towel and will just
sell Verizon service as Verizon, and dump the whole MVNO idea. So now
they'll sell DirecTV for TV, and Verizon for wireless. Gee, if they can
find a phone company to provide DSL and voice to their customers for them,
they won't need an infrastructure at all... ;-)

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Elector - 06 May 2008 12:42 GMT

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> The press release sounds like Qwest is throwing in the towel and will just
> sell Verizon service as Verizon, and dump the whole MVNO idea. So now
> they'll sell DirecTV for TV, and Verizon for wireless. Gee, if they can
> find a phone company to provide DSL and voice to their customers for them,
> they won't need an infrastructure at all... ;-)

You know that is a great analogy. And right on the money! How could they
lose?

Elector

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