Qwest Communications International Inc. (Denver, CO) announced a multimillion dollar contract to provide communications services to Nortel (Brampton, ON, Canada). Under the three-year agreement, Qwest will provide Nortel with virtual network services (VNS) in the United States, toll-free calling, calling card, and inbound/outbound long-distance services. Using rerouting technology, Qwest will continuously monitor Nortel`s VNS traffic across the Qwest Macro Capacity Fiber Network.