NEW YORK, March 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Qwest Communications International Inc. (United States, Telecommunications, Q) will be removed from the Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index.
Qwest Communications International Inc. (United States, Telecommunications, Q) will be replaced by CenturyLink Inc. (United States, Telecommunications, CTL) in the Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index due to its acquisition by CenturyLink Inc.
The changes in the Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Friday, April 1, 2011.
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