Shareholders have approved the $10 billion takeover of Qwest Communications International Inc. by CenturyLink Inc., the companies said Tuesday. CenturyLink, the fifth-biggest local phone company in the U.S. is buying Qwest, the third-biggest, as both struggle with the decline of landline phone use in favor of cell phones. Both companies said they won the support of 97 percent of votes cast by shareholders at meetings held Tuesday in Monroe, La., where CenturyLink is based, and Denver, where...
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