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Dex Media, Inc. is the official directory of Qwest Communications International. Formerly QwestDex, US West Dex, US West Direct, Mountain Bell Yellow Pages, Northwestern Bell Yellow Pages, and Pacific Northwest Bell Yellow Pages, it is now a division of R. H. Donnelley.

Dex Media headquarters are located near Centennial, Colorado

Centennial, Colorado

The City of Centennial is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_City located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The city was estimated to have a total population of 98,243 in 2005....
, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood

Englewood, Colorado

The City of Englewood is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,350....
is commonly used in the company's mailing address.

991, U S West began marketing its telephone services under the one "U S West" name.

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History

U S West Dex

In 1991, U S West began marketing its telephone services under the one "U S West" name. U S West, in 1995, divided its companies into two core divisions: U S WEST Communications, and U S WEST Media Group. U S WEST placed its directory operations in the hands of the Media Group, creating U S WEST Dex. U S WEST Dex, Inc. became the new name of U S West's publishing company.

QwestDex

In 2000, Qwest Communications International merged with U S West. As a result, U S West Dex was renamed Qwest Dex, and U S West Dex, Inc. was renamed Qwest Dex, Inc. In 2002, Qwest underwent a drastic reorganization, and attempted to fend off the bad service reputation of US West

US West

U S WEST, Inc. was a RBOC, one of seven "Baby Bells" that were spawned by the antitrust breakup of American Telephone & Telegraph in 1983. It provided telephone and data service to several Pacific Northwest and mountain states....
and introduced a new slogan, "Spirit of Service". In an effort to make it more profitable, Qwest searched for a buyer for QwestDex, Inc.

Dex Media

On August 20, 2002, The Carlyle Group, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe is a private equity investment firm in the United States. Founded in 1979, it has organized 14 limited partnerships with total capital over $16 billion and is currently in the process of raising a new $4 billion private equity fund Welsh, Carson Anderson & Stowe XI....
, along with other private investors, led a $7.5 billion buyout of QwestDex. The buyout was the third largest corporate buyout since 1989.

QwestDex's purchase occurred in two stages. In November 2002, directory operations in Colorado

Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
, Iowa

Iowa

The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....
, Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
, Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state....
, New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006....
& South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....
were acquired for $2.75 billion. These operations were known as Dex Media East LLC. In 2003, directory operations in Arizona

Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
, Idaho

Idaho

The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....
, Montana

Montana

Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....
, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....
, Utah

Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
, Washington

Washington

Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
and Wyoming

Wyoming

The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....
were acquired for $4.30 billion. These operations became known as Dex Media West LLC.

After completion of the formation of Dex Media, Dex signed a 50-year agreement with Qwest

Qwest

Qwest Communications is a large telecommunications carrier. Qwest provides local service in 14 western United States states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming....
to be the official directory provider to Qwest local telephone customers.

In July 2004, Dex Media went public and began trading on the NYSE under the ticker "DEX".

On October 3, 2005, R. H. Donnelley Corporation announced its intent to acquire Dex Media. RHD's acquisition of Dex was completed on January 31, 2006. The combined company is still R. H. Donnelley Corporation, with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina

Cary, North Carolina

Cary is a city in Wake County, North Carolina and Chatham County, North Carolina counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle behind Raleigh, North Carolina and Durham, North Carolina....
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