Will Qwest bid for broadband stimulus?

Qwest seems to be taking another look at applying for "broadband stimulus" funds after a significant change of rules by the Rural Utilities Service and National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Denver Business Journal reports.

It appears that the rules changes, which originally barred "rural" projects within 60 miles of a city or town, have been amended in ways that could provide Qwest with what it needs to apply.
"The good news is that they seem to have heard us in Washington, D.C.," says Chuck Ward, Qwest's Colorado president...