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November 19, 2003 2:26 PM PST
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Notebaert also hinted that Qwest will sell Internet phone service to broadband customers in other states. He described Qwest's recently announced network equipment supply deal with Lucent Technologies as supporting "initiatives like (Minnesota) and others we expect to roll out in the first quarter."
Qwest, the nation's fourth-largest local phone carrier, sells traditional local phone service in Minnesota, meaning that its voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) plans will likely eat into its own base of customers. But Notebaert said Wednesday that the company is nonetheless compelled to take advantage of U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis'
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"The Minnesota ruling allows...VoIP providers to circumvent regulations," he said. "So Qwest is paying attention and learning and is becoming one of them, beginning in Minnesota."
Terms of the three-year equipment deal Qwest announced Wednesday with Lucent Technologies were not disclosed. A Lucent spokesman said Qwest has ordered a "significant" amount of VoIP network equipment, but he wouldn't comment further.
On Monday, Verizon Communications Vice Chairman Lawrence Babbio disclosed his company's
