Qwest Wireless
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Owned by Qwest Communications, Qwest Wireless LLC was a cellular phone service offered in the United States. Qwest Wireless was a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that operated on Sprint PCS's CDMA network. Qwest was the only Baby Bell that offered its wireless service as an MVNO; Verizon Communications offers wireless service through Verizon Wireless, and AT&T's service is self-branded (its legal identity is AT&T Mobility, LLC). Since the wireless company used Sprint's network, all of their phones were Sprint phones with the Qwest name on them. Their phones included models from Sanyo, Samsung, Nokia, UT Starcom (formerly Audiovox), HTC, and most recently Motorola.
Qwest Wireless ended the year 2007 with 824,000 wireless subscribers. [1]
Prior to Qwest's acquisition of the RBOC US West, and unrelated to US West Wireless which became Qwest Wireless, US West operated its own analog cellular service, which merged with AirTouch and was eventually combined with GTE and PrimeCo to become Verizon Wireless.
On May 5, 2008 Qwest ended their agreement with Sprint Nextel and signed a 5 year contract with Verizon Wireless. Qwest has decided that they will no longer maintain an MVNO and will only resell Verizon Wireless services.[2]
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