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Initial bids for Qwest Communications' long-distance business are below the $2 billion to $3 billion the telecommunications company sought, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Journal said some parties have valued Qwest's [Q
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Among the most likely buyers for the network is Level 3 Communications [LVLT
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XO Communications, which is controlled by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, and TW Telecom have also expressed interest in Qwest's assets, according to the Journal's sources who are familiar with the situation.
Bids for Qwest's network were due Monday, but the company reportedly extended the process.
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A spokesman for Qwest declined to comment to the Journal.
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