Qwest Communications International

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public company telecommunications company

Qwest Communications International was a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided local, long-distance, and broadband services before being absorbed into what is now Lumen Technologies.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Qwest Communications International canonical	6
Qwest Corporation	3
Qwest	1
Qwest Communications Company, LLC	1
Qwest DSL	1
US West Communications	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1903071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Qwest Communications International
Context triple: [Lumen Technologies, acquired, Qwest Communications International]

A. Ameritech
Ameritech was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System, serving the Midwestern United States with local and long-distance phone services.
B. BellSouth
BellSouth was a major American telecommunications company, formerly one of the regional "Baby Bells" created after the breakup of AT&T, providing telephone and related services across the southeastern United States.
C. Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
D. NYNEX
NYNEX was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the northeastern United States following the breakup of AT&T.
E. Sprint Corporation
Sprint Corporation was a major American telecommunications company that provided wireless and wireline services nationwide before merging with T-Mobile US.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Qwest Communications International
Target entity description: Qwest Communications International was a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided local, long-distance, and broadband services before being absorbed into what is now Lumen Technologies.

A. Ameritech
Ameritech was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System, serving the Midwestern United States with local and long-distance phone services.
B. BellSouth
BellSouth was a major American telecommunications company, formerly one of the regional "Baby Bells" created after the breakup of AT&T, providing telephone and related services across the southeastern United States.
C. Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
D. NYNEX
NYNEX was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the northeastern United States following the breakup of AT&T.
E. Sprint Corporation
Sprint Corporation was a major American telecommunications company that provided wireless and wireline services nationwide before merging with T-Mobile US.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public company ⓘ telecommunications company ⓘ
acquiredBy	CenturyLink ⓘ
brand	Qwest ⓘ linked to: Qwest Communications International
brandUsedBy	Qwest Corporation ⓘ linked to: Qwest Communications International
competedWith	AT&T ⓘ Sprint Nextel ⓘ linked to: Sprint Corporation Verizon Communications ⓘ linked to: Verizon
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
foundedBy	Philip Anschutz ⓘ
hasSubsidiary	Qwest Communications Company, LLC ⓘ linked to: Qwest Communications International Qwest Corporation ⓘ linked to: Qwest Communications International
headquartersLocation	Denver, Colorado ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
industry	telecommunications ⓘ
laterPartOf	Lumen Technologies ⓘ
legalForm	corporation ⓘ
mergedInto	CenturyLink ⓘ
networkType	fiber-optic backbone network ⓘ
offeredTechnology	DSL broadband ⓘ IP-based services ⓘ
operatedInArea	14-state local service region in the western United States ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
owns	Qwest fiber-optic network ⓘ
parentCompanyAfterAcquisition	CenturyLink ⓘ
product	Qwest Choice TV ⓘ linked to: AT&T U-verse Qwest DSL ⓘ linked to: Qwest Communications International
providedTo	business customers ⓘ residential customers ⓘ wholesale carriers ⓘ
regulatoryBody	Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
servedRegion	Midwestern United States ⓘ Western United States ⓘ linked to: western United States
service	broadband Internet access ⓘ business telecommunications services ⓘ data services ⓘ local telephone service ⓘ long-distance telephone service ⓘ wireless services ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
stockExchange	New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
successor	CenturyLink ⓘ Lumen Technologies ⓘ
telecomCategory	Internet service provider ⓘ incumbent local exchange carrier ⓘ long-distance carrier ⓘ
tickerSymbol	Q ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lumen Technologies → acquired → Qwest Communications International ⓘ

Regional Bell Operating Companies → successorEntitiesInclude → Qwest Communications International ⓘ

US West → successor → Qwest Communications International ⓘ

US West → acquiredBy → Qwest Communications International ⓘ

US West → ownedBrand → US West Communications ⓘ