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join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT | Keep on keeping on there is a reason why they are the laughing stock of isp's. Nice job qwest, way to keep on keeping on
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join:2002-08-14
Austin, TX | buyout material They are just waiting on the new AT&T to dangle an attractive buyout offer in front of their face.  | |
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| | | | Re: buyout material said by dmeyer:They are just waiting on the new AT&T to dangle an attractive buyout offer in front of their face. that's pretty much what I think.....Will the FCC and government allow it? Of course! They'll play the "oh, it might be bad for the people" game, then, just like the AT&T+Bellsouth merger, they'll let them both merge....after all, it does profit the government in NSA heavily... | |
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join:2002-03-03
Mullica Hill, NJ
kudos:4 | Re: buyout material said by Fox McCloud:said by dmeyer:They are just waiting on the new AT&T to dangle an attractive buyout offer in front of their face. that's pretty much what I think.....Will the FCC and government allow it? Of course! They'll play the "oh, it might be bad for the people" game, then, just like the AT&T+Bellsouth merger, they'll let them both merge....after all, it does profit the government in NSA heavily... I really don't think an AT&T/Qwest merger will ever happen. The feds most likely would oppose this next telco consolidation and I also doubt AT&T will even want them.
Given how the US dollar is beaten down, I expect a foreign entity to take Qwest over. Possibly someone like Deutsche Telekom, the parent of T-Mobile wireless in the US. That would get Deutsche Telekom even more in to the US marketplace. And it would get T-Mobile access to Qwest's national fiber network and allow T-Mobile to more easily expand nationally.
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join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | Yeah, I wonder what the change of control agreement looks like. | |
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join:2003-02-20
Charlotte, NC
kudos:1 | This will hurt in the end there (S)tragedy is a joke and I'm mad because Comcast and qwest are the only two options and I thought maybe qwest might step up their game but I guess they don't have the balls to compete with other ISPS like Verizon to offer next gen broad band services instead rely on aging technolgy.
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join:2001-11-01
San Antonio, TX | Search field in pic is awesome! Paris is hunting walrus with an iphone now eh? | |
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| | | Re: Search field in pic is awesome! Seems like she would be hunting for some way to get that monkey off her back! | |
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join:2005-04-11
Nusquam, USA | Old News We have heard this all before in 1990. What have they done since then? Nothing! Besides, Comcast is way ahead of them in Denver. FTTN is already a reality and FTTH is an obvious next step. | |
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|  sansri88digital is herePremium
join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
kudos:1 | Re: Old News Would Comcast really start FTTH? | |
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
kudos:1 | Wish I could get a package like that Does not matter what happens, you get a MINIMUM bonus of $947,000 *PLUS* stock-based incentives. Sounds like incentive to run the business into the ground and get the stocks as high as possible, then dump.
Oh well, better than the $4,400,000 bonus than the last one had.
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL | Ride The Light Ride The Light all the way to the bank! | |
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join:2001-03-15
hiatus
1 edit | Overcompensated vulture... Edward Mueller will be Qwest's new CEO, and will start with a salary of $1.2 million and a minimum bonus of $947,000 (plus stock-based incentives). $947,000 minimum bonus ? Sorry, but I thought bonuses were always granted based on performance or profitability. According to the news, the guy gets a guaranteed bonus with this minimum bonus crap ? Man, I'd like to have a minimum bonus for doing jack squat like these executive guys. $deity knows I've got more marketable skills than most of them (considering theirs usually are the ability to play golf and to sit pretty for investor press conferences).
Anyway, the only upside is that this guy HAS TO BE better than Nacchio was.
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| | | Re: Overcompensated vulture... Nacchio has been out for a while, so that's pretty much a guarantee. | |
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join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | Re: Overcompensated vulture... said by redone21:  all i remember was once we was us west going into a merg comming out butt hurt and being called qwest  nacho mr 25mill chip man nice gold jump out! now you may understand why the service sucks go figure a railw3ay company that builds millions in fiber/backbone......trys to call them a (phone) company, well ma bell once was then came 1984.... and us wet was now a baby bell along with the new at&t! old timers who took pride in there work! only to see what was once a strong union is no more then a local of yes sir no sir people called 7014, and since all the upper mgnt took flyouts. all you have left is newbies who dont have an idea what real telephone work is! and rely on meters that do all there work with little to know understanding! service! why not add another greeddy upperassmanagnt who have no idea but more money!  Ouch, that gave me a headache trying to read it. | |
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join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4
1 edit | You're misinterpreting the typically yellow journalistic headline. The minimum bonus number is the minimum amount he will be paid IF bonuses are paid out at all.
For example, he may have a target bonus of 100%, but a minimum bonus of 75% and an incentive bonus of %125
Now, defining the trigger level for bonuses for the guy is a different question for a different day. | |
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hiatus | Re: Overcompensated vulture... said by Goober:You're misinterpreting the typically yellow journalistic headline. The minimum bonus number is the minimum amount he will be paid IF bonuses are paid out at all. For example, he may have a target bonus of 100%, but a minimum bonus of 75% and an incentive bonus of %125 That clarifies it. It sounded like he was getting a bonus of $900+k regardless of performance from the wording in the article.
Now, defining the trigger level for bonuses for the guy is a different question for a different day. Indeed...
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| | | GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | Re: Overcompensated vulture... Yeah, the minimum bonus language is a little misleading. | |
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | I'll be CEO.. Just give me a salary of $950,000 with no stock-based incentives and no bonus and I'll be CEO of Qwest. I'm sure I can do better than what they already have. | |
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|  hobgoblinSortof AgoblinPremium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
kudos:2 | Re: I'll be CEO.. said by Rob:Just give me a salary of $950,000 with no stock-based incentives and no bonus and I'll be CEO of Qwest. I'm sure I can do better than what they already have. Then why aren't you?
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| | RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | Re: I'll be CEO.. said by hobgoblin:said by Rob:Just give me a salary of $950,000 with no stock-based incentives and no bonus and I'll be CEO of Qwest. I'm sure I can do better than what they already have. Then why aren't you? Hob I don't know the right people. Maybe you can hook me up? | |
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join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | Re: I'll be CEO.. If you don't know the right people then you've proven that you can't do the job. Part of being able to do the job is already knowing the right people. | |
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join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH | IS someone a WHO fan? Karl will we Get Fooled Again?:p | |
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| | Nacho I miss Joe "Nacho" and all his buddies...he really knew how to fleece a company.
Now only if American CEO would adopt the same philosophy as Chinese Ceo's when caught doing no good...hang themselves!
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join:2007-08-13
Florence, AZ | QWEST DSL Qwest users be careful of your billing. mine has been changing for a year now. Surpose to be $82.10 per month they have it over $200.00. needless to say I have had a few words with Qwest, I'm not sure but I think their hard of hearing. So watch your bill closely. And they will even be nice enough to bundle services for you. All I ordered was DSL, but they were nice and added other changes, such as my Directv, without me knowing or giving my ok. Now we know how the bosses get so much money. | |
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| dmconwa
join:2007-04-19
Albuquerque, NM | Re: QWEST DSL Did you have DirecTV already? | |
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| | Gene59
join:2007-08-13
Florence, AZ | Re: QWEST DSL YES I ALREADY HAVE DIRECTV ,AND HAVE HAD EVER SINCE DIRECTV HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET, QWEST MAKES THESE CHANGES WITHOUT YOUR OK, I FORGOT TO MENTION THEY WERE ALSO NICE ENOUGH TO HOOK MY LONG DISTANCE UP ON MY HOME PHONE, WHICH WE DO NOT USE, JUST OUR CELLS, LOT CHEAPER. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM, THEY ARE JUST HOPEING THE CUSTOMER WON'T CHECK THAT CLOSE AND JUST WRITE THE CHECK OUT EACH MONTH. GET THIS, AFTER THEY FOUND OUT I HAD CELL PHONES, THEY MAILED 8 CELLS, AND ALMOST 400.00 BILL, NOW THAT WAS SOMETHING TO WORK WITH. GENE. | |
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