QSI Economic Impact Study Shows Forbearance Will Levy $1.14 Billion Annual "New Telecom Tax" on Customers in Four Qwest Markets WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - April 29, 2008) - A new study by the economic consulting firm QSI Consulting finds that Qwest's bid for local deregulation will unleash $1.14 billion in higher charges...

Leading Competitive Telecom Companies Charge Qwest Fails to Prove Successful Facilities-Based Competition in Four Western Markets WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - April 24, 2008) - Leading competitive telecommunications companies including XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO), Cavalier Telephone, Covad Communications and NuVox today...

Leading Competitors to FCC: Dismiss Qwest's Use of "Wireless Substitution" to Justify Forbearance Bids WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - April 22, 2008) - A group of competitive telecommunications companies today filed independent studies with the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") refuting Qwest's...