DENVER -- Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q - News) today announced that Alaska Airlines has signed several multi-year agreements for a variety of voice and data network services. Qwest will team with Alaska Airlines to help streamline and cost-effectively manage a variety of the airline's communications systems near the Seattle and Portland, Ore. airports. "At Alaska Airlines we are constantly looking at how we can best use technology to enhance our customer service while we manage our costs and grow the airline," says Ray Beyer, director technical development at Alaska Airlines. "Qwest has been a key technology partner in this effort. The Qwest team has always been there for us, making the effort to understand our business and our needs. It has been a pleasure working with them." Specifically, Qwest has interconnected six of the airline's buildings close to Seattle's Seatac Airport via an OC-12 network and provided an OC-3 network to transport data from the airline's Kent, Wash. facility to its data center near Seatac Airport. Qwest is also providing back-up Web hosting services for www.alaskaair.com through a Qwest CyberCenter in the Seattle area. Lastly, Qwest is providing voice over IP services for passengers using Alaska's Portland and Seattle "Boardroom" airport clubs. Qwest Communications International Inc.