Qwest Outbound Long Distance

High quality long-distance service over the Qwest® fiber optic network

Long-distance service is a fundamental component of any business and a key building block in your virtual enterprise solution. Qwest Outbound Long Distance service provides high-quality long-distance service over the Qwest fiber optic network as part of a complete suite of communication tools available to meet your needs. Extend the reach of your virtual enterprise by connecting customers and employees with Qwest Long Distance service.

Description

Qwest Outbound Long Distance service provides high-quality long-distance service over the Qwest fiber optic network. Both switched and dedicated access is available for connectivity to the Qwest network and public switched telephone network. Qwest Outbound Long Distance service provides local access to the Qwest national network via a local loop circuit using Qwest owned and operated facilities/third-party provider facilities or via facilities customer arranges on its own (customer-provided access). Actual bandwidth and speed of circuits can vary from 56/64 K or 1.544 Mbps up to one Gbps, depending upon your needs.

Features

• 100 percent of long-haul voice traffic on the Qwest multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) backbone
• Voice, virtual private network (VPN) and call routing capabilities provided by robust and redundant service control point (SCP) pairs
• Reliable switch architecture with intelligent network routing
• Fraud monitoring
• Flexible invoicing and contract options
• Exceptional customer service
• Qwest fiber network
• Qwest Control®

Benefits

• Provides the highest quality domestic and international long-distance service.
• Features high availability and call completion rates with consistent call quality.
• Provides fraud monitoring for an additional layer of control and security.
• Uses a single, easy-to-read invoice that can be provided in customized, electronic formats.
• Tracks and direct charges to the correct cost center, department, account or project.
• Qwest customer service available 24/7with industry-leading service level agreements.
• Features self–healing synchronous optical network (SONET) ring network architecture with speeds up to one gigabit (OC-192).
• Flexible contract options provide volume discounts based on total telecommunications spending with Qwest.

How it works

Qwest maintains a national inter-exchange network infrastructure that combines the use of a traditional circuit-switched platform (Nortel® DMS-250) with a next-generation voice services platform (Sonus® Networks open services platform architecture). The Qwest inter-exchange carrier (IXC) network connects to all major serving areas in the United States.