said by dmeyer :

They are just waiting on the new AT&T to dangle an attractive buyout offer in front of their face.

said by Fox McCloud :

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...

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).

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!

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

Now, defining the trigger level for bonuses for the guy is a different question for a different day.

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.

said by hobgoblin :

Then why aren't you?

Hob