U S West and Qwest can use the agreement as leverage to gain cooperation from other companies outside the region, where Qwest-U S West plans to offer high-speed data services, said Tom Friedberg of ...

"Qwest has traditionally had growth in revenues in the neighborhood of 30 percent to 40 percent a year," said Thomas Friedberg, an analyst with Denver-based Janco Partners Inc. "U S West, simply ...