The merger combined networks to serve customers in 37 states via a 190,000 route-mile fiber network.
It was a tax-free, stock-for-stock exchange. Qwest shareholders received 0.1664 shares of CenturyLink stock for every share of Qwest they owned. did centurylink buy qwest
The combination made CenturyLink the third-largest landline telecommunications provider in the United States, trailing only AT&T and Verizon. The merger combined networks to serve customers in