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QWEST SEES SIGNIFICANT MARGIN EXPANSION
                       AND GROWTH IN KEY AREAS IN FIRST QUARTER 2005

Unaudited (in millions, except per share amounts)(a)
                                                                        Seq.                 Y over Y
                                              Q1 2005    Q4 2004      Change      Q1 2004    Change
Operating Revenues                            $3,449     $3,437        0.3%        $3,481     (0.9)%
Operating Income                                200         146        37.0%          96      108.3%
Net Income (Loss)                                57        (139)         nm         (310)       nm
Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share            0.03       (0.08)         nm         (0.17)      nm
          a
              See Special Items in Attachment E

          Strong Performance in Ke y Growth Areas
             • Consumer Bundle (Customers With a Main Line and Any One of
                 Wireless, DSL or Long-Distance) Penetration Increases to 47 Percent
             • DSL Subscribers Grow to Over 1.1 Million
             • Long-Distance Lines Increase to 4.6 Million and 34 Percent Penetration
             • Business Retail Access Line Losses Improve 59 Percent From a Year
                 Ago
          Significant Margin Expansion


       DENVER, May 3, 2005 — Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today
       reported first quarter results that benefited from growth in key products and significant
       margin expansion. For the quarter, the fully diluted net income per share was $0.03,
       which includes a gain on asset sales of $0.14 in the first quarter of 2005, compared with
       a loss of $0.17 a year ago. See Attachment E for special items.

       “Qwest continues to realize positive results as key initiatives continue to stimulate new
       growth and improve profitability,” said Richard C. Notebaert, Qwest chairman and CEO.
       “We have strengthened our operating performance and improved our competitive
       position, while pursuing opportunities to drive future growth.”

       Financial Results
       Qwest’s reported revenue of $3.45 billion for the quarter, representing the fourth
       consecutive quarter of stable revenues despite competitive pressures. Sequentially,
       revenues were helped by gains in key growth areas including long-distance and DSL.
The company further benefited from strategic price initiatives in key product categories,
including consumer long-distance, packages and wholesale long-distance.

“Our ability to stabilize revenues, as well as our continued diligence on cost containment
and optimization, has resulted in meaningful margin expansion. EBITD A margins
increased to more than 28 percent compared with 25 percent a year ago,” said Oren G.
Shaffer, Qwest vice chairman and CFO. “We continue to improve our competitive
position, performance and financial flexibility.quot;

Qwest’s first quarter operating expenses totaled $3.2 billion, a decline of four percent or
$136 million compared to the first quarter of 2004. Cost of sales declined $15 million in
the first quarter compared with the first quarter of last year. The decrease was driven
by continued improvement in employee cost savings, and the reduction of fixed and
variable costs as a result of our facilities cost optimization initiatives, partially offset by
an increase in wireless usage-based minutes and an increase in long-distance minutes.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) e xpenses decreased $118 million for the
same period, primarily as a result of workforce rebalancing, productivity improvements
and continued cost-containment efforts.

Revenue less cost of sales and SG&A for the first quarter totaled $974 million compared
with $873 million for the first quarter of 2004, including restructuring and severance
charges of $15 million in both periods.

Capital Spending, Cash Flow and Interest
First quarter capital expenditures totaled $313 million, compared to $455 million in the
first quarter of 2004. The company’s disciplined approach to capital spending focuses
on investment in key growth areas and ensuring that maintenance levels are
appropriate to support the highest service levels.

Cash generated from operations of $343 million in the first quarter exceeded capital
expenditures by $30 million, including special payroll payments of approximately $190
million related to employee bonuses and payroll taxes. The payroll taxes of
approximately $40 million are expected to be substantially reimbursed in subsequent
periods. Qwest expects continued delivery of operating results to be the primary driver
of improved cash flow from operations in 2005. Qwest continues to expect 2005 cash
from operations in excess of capital expenditures to surpass 2004 levels before one-
time payments.

Interest expense totaled $381 million for the first quarter, a decrease of four percent
compared to $397 million in the first quarter a year ago. The decline is primarily a result
of recognition of issuance fees in the first quarter of 2004 associated with the early
repayment of a credit facility.




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Operational Highlights
Major drivers of Qwest’s revenue included operational progress in the following key
growth areas:

DSL
Qwest added 85,000 DSL lines in the first quarter exceeding 1.1 million DSL lines in
service -- an increase of 51 percent over the last year. Consumer demand for higher
speed DSL services is growing; nearly 50 percent of the company's new subscribers are
choosing the premium high-speed service. The company’s consumer data and Internet
revenues improved 14 percent sequentially and 46 percent year-over-year..

In response to strong demand, Qwest introduced high-speed Internet access of up to 5
megabits per second (Mbps). The new service, called Qwest Choice DSL Premier,
delivers higher speeds and is ideal for customers who utilize bandwidth-intensive
Internet applications, such as music or movie downloading, video streaming or multi-
user online gaming as well as for telecommuters who must access large files and multi-
task from home.

Bundles and Retail Operations
The company’s bundle penetration, defined as consumer retail lines with at least one
additional service, including wireless, DSL or long-distance, increased to 47 percent
compared to 35 percent a year ago. The company is on track with plans to launch
additional bundling initiatives by mid-year. Qwest will deliver an expanded product
offering to customers, including a national wireless offering, high-speed Internet access,
long-distance service and integrated satellite TV services through a marketing alliance
with DIRECTV, Inc. During the first quarter, Qwest successfully integrated DIRECTV
service into one combined bill.

Qwest continues to expand its indirect and alternative distribution channels, as well as
referral programs. The company has expanded its DSL service offers with Best Buy
and CompUSA. Qwest is partnering with Frontier Airlines in a program for customers to
earn airline miles.

Additionally, as part of the planned region-wide retail expansion, Qwest currently has 90
retail solution centers in the company’s 14-state local service footprint. Qwest plans to
open additional locations throughout the year.

In-Region Long-Distance
Qwest increased total long-distance lines by 82,000 in the first quarter. The company
ended the quarter with 4.6 million long-distance lines, a 37 percent increase over a year
ago. In the first quarter, long-distance penetration of total retail lines increased to 34
percent, compared to 23 percent a year ago. Consumer long-distance revenues grew
38 percent compared to a year ago, largely attributable to increased subscribers and
the benefit of pricing initiatives introduced during the second half of last year on
customer mix and average revenue per user (ARPU).




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Wireless
Wireless revenues were flat sequentially while wireless subscribers declined 11,000 in
the first quarter to 743,000, an improvement from the decline of 24,000 last quarter.
Nearly all of the decline occurred in the first half of the quarter before the migration to
the usage-based network was complete. Qwest successfully completed the migration in
mid-February resulting in reduced churn in the quarter. Qwest’s new wireless plans,
robust product offerings, and the introduction of data and enhanced features are driving
higher ARPU. Over 80 percent of gross additions are signing up for high-end national
plans, and the penetration of the subscriber base has increased to 38 percent on these
plans.

Access Lines
Qwest continues to benefit from increased package and bundle penetration, win-back
initiatives and Qwest’s “Feet on the Street” customer acquisition program, as well as the
reduction in UNE competition. Qwest’s wireline retail consumer base declined by
116,000 in the first quarter – an improvement from a decline of 167,000 in the first
quarter of last year.

Business retail access lines declined 36,000 in the first quarter, including 23,000 of
UUNet disconnects, a significant improvement from year ago declines of 87,000. The
company attributes the improvement in the rate of loss primarily to success in small-
business lines. Small-business access lines grew both sequentially and year-over-year.

The company continues to make inroads in stemming competitive loss from facilities-
based competitors. Resold lines declined 31,000 sequentially as changes in the
regulatory environment have reduced competition from UNE resellers. Qwest continues
its leadership role in working with wholesale customers by signing a commercially
negotiated agreement with AT&T for Qwest Platform Plus (QPP). More than 90 percent
of the company’s UNE-P revenue now comes from customers on commercial QPP
contracts.

VoIP Update
Qwest continues to rollout its OneFlex™ suite of VoIP services including Integrated
Access and Hosted VoIP. OneFlex pro vides business customers with a range of VoIP
options that gives customers lower total cost of ownership, additional features and
functionality, and simplified management. Qwest offers its OneFlex Vo IP
communication services in more than 200 cities across the U.S.

DIRECTV® Alliance
Qwest and DIRECTV’s previously announced strategic relationship allows Qwest to
offer DIRECTV digital satellite television services to residential customers across the
western United States. With DIRECTV service, customers can enjoy a variety of all-
digital programming, including news, sports, movies and music. Qwest is marketing
and providing front-line customer support for the DIRECTV service and has
incorporated it as part of a full suite of bundled communications services. Customers




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now receive an integrated bill, which includes both their DIRECTV service and Qwest
services.

Balance Sheet Update
The company continued to improve liquidity and financial flexibility by reducing total
debt less cash and marketable investments by more than $565 million to $14.9 billion
compared with $15.5 billion in the first quarter 2004. Qwest ended the quarter with $2.4
billion in cash and short-term investments.

Wireless Asset Sale Completed
As previously announced, the company closed on its wireless asset sale of PCS
licenses and related wireless network assets to Verizon Wireless for $418 million in
cash during the first quarter 2005.

Special Items
In connection with wireless asset sales, the company recorded a gain of $257 million in
the first quarter, or $0.14 per share. See Attachment E for this special item.

Conference Call Today
As previously announced, Qwest will host a conference call for investors and the media
today at 9 a.m. EDT with Richard C. Notebaert, Qwest chairman and CEO, and Oren G.
Shaffer, Qwest vice chairman and CFO. The call can be heard on the Web at
www.qwest.com/about/investor/meetings.

About Qwest
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) is a leading provider of voice,
video and data services. With more than 40,000 employees, Qwest is committed to the
“Spirit of Service” and providing world-class services that exceed customers’
expectations for quality, value and reliability. For more information, please visit the
Qwest Web site at www.qwest.com.
                                            ###

Forward Looking Statement Note
This releas e may c ontain projections and other forward-looking statements that involve risks and unc ertainti es. These statements
may differ materiall y from ac tual future events or results. R eaders are referred to the documents filed by us with the Sec urities and
Exc hange Commission, s pecificall y the most rec ent reports which i dentify important ris k factors that could c aus e ac tual r esults to
differ from thos e contained in the for ward-looking statements, incl uding but not limited to: access line loss es due to i ncreas ed
competition, i ncluding from tec hnol ogy s ubstitution of our acc ess lines with wireless and cable alternatives; our s ubstanti al
indebtedness, and our inability to c omplete any efforts to de-lever our balance sheet through ass et sal es or other trans actions; any
adverse outcome of the current investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office i n Denver into certain matters relating to us; adverse
results of increas ed review and scrutiny by regulator y authorities, media and others (including any internal analys es) of financial
reporting issues and practices or other wise; rapid and significant changes i n tec hnolog y and mar kets; any adverse devel opments in
commercial disputes or legal proc eedings, including any adverse outc ome of current or future legal proceedings related to matters
that are the subject of governmental investigations , and, to the extent not c overed by insurance, if any, our inability to satisfy any
resulting obligations from funds availabl e to us, if any; potenti al fluctuati ons in quarterl y res ults; volatility of our stoc k price; intens e
competition in the mar kets in whic h we c ompete incl uding the li kelihood of certai n of our competitors c ons olidating with other
providers or otherwis e reorganizi ng their capital s tructure to more effec tivel y compete against us; changes in demand for our
produc ts and s er vices; acceler ation of the deployment of advanc ed new s ervices , suc h as broadband data, wireless and video
services , which c oul d require substantial expenditure of financial and other resources i n exc ess of contempl ated levels; higher than
anticipated empl oyee levels, capital expenditures and operati ng expens es; adverse changes in the regulatory or legislati ve
environment affecting our busi ness; changes in the outcome of future events from the ass umed outc ome incl uded in our significant
accounting policies; and our ability to utilize net operating losses i n proj ected amounts.




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The information contai ned in this release is a statement of Qwest's pres ent intention, belief or expectation and is based upon,
among other things, the existing regulatory environment, industr y c onditi ons, market c onditions and prices, the economy in general
and Qwest's ass umptions. Qwest may change its intention, belief or expectation, at any ti me and without notice, bas ed upon any
changes i n suc h factors, i n Qwes t's assumptions or other wise. The cautionary statements contained or referred to i n this releas e
shoul d be consider ed i n connection with any s ubs equent written or oral for ward-looking statements that Qwest or pers ons acting on
its behalf may issue. This release may include anal ysts' esti mates and other information prepared by third parti es for which Qwes t
assumes no res ponsibility.

Qwes t undertakes no obligation to revi ew or confirm analys ts' expectations or es timates or to releas e publicl y any revisions to any
forward-looking statements and other s tatements to reflect events or circumstanc es after the date hereof or to reflect the occ urrence
of unanticipated events .

By includi ng any i nfor mati on i n this r eleas e, Qwest does not necess arily ac knowledge that disclos ure of suc h information is required
by applicabl e law or that the i nfor mati on is material.

The Qwes t logo is a registered trademar k of Qwes t Communications International Inc . in the U.S. and c ertain other countries.



                                 Media Contact:                                         Investor Contact:
           Contacts:
                                 Tyler Gronbach                                         Stephanie Comfort
                                 303-992-2155                                           800-567-7296
                                 tyler.gronbach@qw est.com                              IR@qw est.com




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  • 1. QWEST SEES SIGNIFICANT MARGIN EXPANSION AND GROWTH IN KEY AREAS IN FIRST QUARTER 2005 Unaudited (in millions, except per share amounts)(a) Seq. Y over Y Q1 2005 Q4 2004 Change Q1 2004 Change Operating Revenues $3,449 $3,437 0.3% $3,481 (0.9)% Operating Income 200 146 37.0% 96 108.3% Net Income (Loss) 57 (139) nm (310) nm Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share 0.03 (0.08) nm (0.17) nm a See Special Items in Attachment E Strong Performance in Ke y Growth Areas • Consumer Bundle (Customers With a Main Line and Any One of Wireless, DSL or Long-Distance) Penetration Increases to 47 Percent • DSL Subscribers Grow to Over 1.1 Million • Long-Distance Lines Increase to 4.6 Million and 34 Percent Penetration • Business Retail Access Line Losses Improve 59 Percent From a Year Ago Significant Margin Expansion DENVER, May 3, 2005 — Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today reported first quarter results that benefited from growth in key products and significant margin expansion. For the quarter, the fully diluted net income per share was $0.03, which includes a gain on asset sales of $0.14 in the first quarter of 2005, compared with a loss of $0.17 a year ago. See Attachment E for special items. “Qwest continues to realize positive results as key initiatives continue to stimulate new growth and improve profitability,” said Richard C. Notebaert, Qwest chairman and CEO. “We have strengthened our operating performance and improved our competitive position, while pursuing opportunities to drive future growth.” Financial Results Qwest’s reported revenue of $3.45 billion for the quarter, representing the fourth consecutive quarter of stable revenues despite competitive pressures. Sequentially, revenues were helped by gains in key growth areas including long-distance and DSL.
  • 2. The company further benefited from strategic price initiatives in key product categories, including consumer long-distance, packages and wholesale long-distance. “Our ability to stabilize revenues, as well as our continued diligence on cost containment and optimization, has resulted in meaningful margin expansion. EBITD A margins increased to more than 28 percent compared with 25 percent a year ago,” said Oren G. Shaffer, Qwest vice chairman and CFO. “We continue to improve our competitive position, performance and financial flexibility.quot; Qwest’s first quarter operating expenses totaled $3.2 billion, a decline of four percent or $136 million compared to the first quarter of 2004. Cost of sales declined $15 million in the first quarter compared with the first quarter of last year. The decrease was driven by continued improvement in employee cost savings, and the reduction of fixed and variable costs as a result of our facilities cost optimization initiatives, partially offset by an increase in wireless usage-based minutes and an increase in long-distance minutes. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) e xpenses decreased $118 million for the same period, primarily as a result of workforce rebalancing, productivity improvements and continued cost-containment efforts. Revenue less cost of sales and SG&A for the first quarter totaled $974 million compared with $873 million for the first quarter of 2004, including restructuring and severance charges of $15 million in both periods. Capital Spending, Cash Flow and Interest First quarter capital expenditures totaled $313 million, compared to $455 million in the first quarter of 2004. The company’s disciplined approach to capital spending focuses on investment in key growth areas and ensuring that maintenance levels are appropriate to support the highest service levels. Cash generated from operations of $343 million in the first quarter exceeded capital expenditures by $30 million, including special payroll payments of approximately $190 million related to employee bonuses and payroll taxes. The payroll taxes of approximately $40 million are expected to be substantially reimbursed in subsequent periods. Qwest expects continued delivery of operating results to be the primary driver of improved cash flow from operations in 2005. Qwest continues to expect 2005 cash from operations in excess of capital expenditures to surpass 2004 levels before one- time payments. Interest expense totaled $381 million for the first quarter, a decrease of four percent compared to $397 million in the first quarter a year ago. The decline is primarily a result of recognition of issuance fees in the first quarter of 2004 associated with the early repayment of a credit facility. 2
  • 3. Operational Highlights Major drivers of Qwest’s revenue included operational progress in the following key growth areas: DSL Qwest added 85,000 DSL lines in the first quarter exceeding 1.1 million DSL lines in service -- an increase of 51 percent over the last year. Consumer demand for higher speed DSL services is growing; nearly 50 percent of the company's new subscribers are choosing the premium high-speed service. The company’s consumer data and Internet revenues improved 14 percent sequentially and 46 percent year-over-year.. In response to strong demand, Qwest introduced high-speed Internet access of up to 5 megabits per second (Mbps). The new service, called Qwest Choice DSL Premier, delivers higher speeds and is ideal for customers who utilize bandwidth-intensive Internet applications, such as music or movie downloading, video streaming or multi- user online gaming as well as for telecommuters who must access large files and multi- task from home. Bundles and Retail Operations The company’s bundle penetration, defined as consumer retail lines with at least one additional service, including wireless, DSL or long-distance, increased to 47 percent compared to 35 percent a year ago. The company is on track with plans to launch additional bundling initiatives by mid-year. Qwest will deliver an expanded product offering to customers, including a national wireless offering, high-speed Internet access, long-distance service and integrated satellite TV services through a marketing alliance with DIRECTV, Inc. During the first quarter, Qwest successfully integrated DIRECTV service into one combined bill. Qwest continues to expand its indirect and alternative distribution channels, as well as referral programs. The company has expanded its DSL service offers with Best Buy and CompUSA. Qwest is partnering with Frontier Airlines in a program for customers to earn airline miles. Additionally, as part of the planned region-wide retail expansion, Qwest currently has 90 retail solution centers in the company’s 14-state local service footprint. Qwest plans to open additional locations throughout the year. In-Region Long-Distance Qwest increased total long-distance lines by 82,000 in the first quarter. The company ended the quarter with 4.6 million long-distance lines, a 37 percent increase over a year ago. In the first quarter, long-distance penetration of total retail lines increased to 34 percent, compared to 23 percent a year ago. Consumer long-distance revenues grew 38 percent compared to a year ago, largely attributable to increased subscribers and the benefit of pricing initiatives introduced during the second half of last year on customer mix and average revenue per user (ARPU). 3
  • 4. Wireless Wireless revenues were flat sequentially while wireless subscribers declined 11,000 in the first quarter to 743,000, an improvement from the decline of 24,000 last quarter. Nearly all of the decline occurred in the first half of the quarter before the migration to the usage-based network was complete. Qwest successfully completed the migration in mid-February resulting in reduced churn in the quarter. Qwest’s new wireless plans, robust product offerings, and the introduction of data and enhanced features are driving higher ARPU. Over 80 percent of gross additions are signing up for high-end national plans, and the penetration of the subscriber base has increased to 38 percent on these plans. Access Lines Qwest continues to benefit from increased package and bundle penetration, win-back initiatives and Qwest’s “Feet on the Street” customer acquisition program, as well as the reduction in UNE competition. Qwest’s wireline retail consumer base declined by 116,000 in the first quarter – an improvement from a decline of 167,000 in the first quarter of last year. Business retail access lines declined 36,000 in the first quarter, including 23,000 of UUNet disconnects, a significant improvement from year ago declines of 87,000. The company attributes the improvement in the rate of loss primarily to success in small- business lines. Small-business access lines grew both sequentially and year-over-year. The company continues to make inroads in stemming competitive loss from facilities- based competitors. Resold lines declined 31,000 sequentially as changes in the regulatory environment have reduced competition from UNE resellers. Qwest continues its leadership role in working with wholesale customers by signing a commercially negotiated agreement with AT&T for Qwest Platform Plus (QPP). More than 90 percent of the company’s UNE-P revenue now comes from customers on commercial QPP contracts. VoIP Update Qwest continues to rollout its OneFlex™ suite of VoIP services including Integrated Access and Hosted VoIP. OneFlex pro vides business customers with a range of VoIP options that gives customers lower total cost of ownership, additional features and functionality, and simplified management. Qwest offers its OneFlex Vo IP communication services in more than 200 cities across the U.S. DIRECTV® Alliance Qwest and DIRECTV’s previously announced strategic relationship allows Qwest to offer DIRECTV digital satellite television services to residential customers across the western United States. With DIRECTV service, customers can enjoy a variety of all- digital programming, including news, sports, movies and music. Qwest is marketing and providing front-line customer support for the DIRECTV service and has incorporated it as part of a full suite of bundled communications services. Customers 4
  • 5. now receive an integrated bill, which includes both their DIRECTV service and Qwest services. Balance Sheet Update The company continued to improve liquidity and financial flexibility by reducing total debt less cash and marketable investments by more than $565 million to $14.9 billion compared with $15.5 billion in the first quarter 2004. Qwest ended the quarter with $2.4 billion in cash and short-term investments. Wireless Asset Sale Completed As previously announced, the company closed on its wireless asset sale of PCS licenses and related wireless network assets to Verizon Wireless for $418 million in cash during the first quarter 2005. Special Items In connection with wireless asset sales, the company recorded a gain of $257 million in the first quarter, or $0.14 per share. See Attachment E for this special item. Conference Call Today As previously announced, Qwest will host a conference call for investors and the media today at 9 a.m. EDT with Richard C. Notebaert, Qwest chairman and CEO, and Oren G. Shaffer, Qwest vice chairman and CFO. The call can be heard on the Web at www.qwest.com/about/investor/meetings. About Qwest Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) is a leading provider of voice, video and data services. With more than 40,000 employees, Qwest is committed to the “Spirit of Service” and providing world-class services that exceed customers’ expectations for quality, value and reliability. For more information, please visit the Qwest Web site at www.qwest.com. ### Forward Looking Statement Note This releas e may c ontain projections and other forward-looking statements that involve risks and unc ertainti es. These statements may differ materiall y from ac tual future events or results. R eaders are referred to the documents filed by us with the Sec urities and Exc hange Commission, s pecificall y the most rec ent reports which i dentify important ris k factors that could c aus e ac tual r esults to differ from thos e contained in the for ward-looking statements, incl uding but not limited to: access line loss es due to i ncreas ed competition, i ncluding from tec hnol ogy s ubstitution of our acc ess lines with wireless and cable alternatives; our s ubstanti al indebtedness, and our inability to c omplete any efforts to de-lever our balance sheet through ass et sal es or other trans actions; any adverse outcome of the current investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office i n Denver into certain matters relating to us; adverse results of increas ed review and scrutiny by regulator y authorities, media and others (including any internal analys es) of financial reporting issues and practices or other wise; rapid and significant changes i n tec hnolog y and mar kets; any adverse devel opments in commercial disputes or legal proc eedings, including any adverse outc ome of current or future legal proceedings related to matters that are the subject of governmental investigations , and, to the extent not c overed by insurance, if any, our inability to satisfy any resulting obligations from funds availabl e to us, if any; potenti al fluctuati ons in quarterl y res ults; volatility of our stoc k price; intens e competition in the mar kets in whic h we c ompete incl uding the li kelihood of certai n of our competitors c ons olidating with other providers or otherwis e reorganizi ng their capital s tructure to more effec tivel y compete against us; changes in demand for our produc ts and s er vices; acceler ation of the deployment of advanc ed new s ervices , suc h as broadband data, wireless and video services , which c oul d require substantial expenditure of financial and other resources i n exc ess of contempl ated levels; higher than anticipated empl oyee levels, capital expenditures and operati ng expens es; adverse changes in the regulatory or legislati ve environment affecting our busi ness; changes in the outcome of future events from the ass umed outc ome incl uded in our significant accounting policies; and our ability to utilize net operating losses i n proj ected amounts. 5
  • 6. The information contai ned in this release is a statement of Qwest's pres ent intention, belief or expectation and is based upon, among other things, the existing regulatory environment, industr y c onditi ons, market c onditions and prices, the economy in general and Qwest's ass umptions. Qwest may change its intention, belief or expectation, at any ti me and without notice, bas ed upon any changes i n suc h factors, i n Qwes t's assumptions or other wise. The cautionary statements contained or referred to i n this releas e shoul d be consider ed i n connection with any s ubs equent written or oral for ward-looking statements that Qwest or pers ons acting on its behalf may issue. This release may include anal ysts' esti mates and other information prepared by third parti es for which Qwes t assumes no res ponsibility. Qwes t undertakes no obligation to revi ew or confirm analys ts' expectations or es timates or to releas e publicl y any revisions to any forward-looking statements and other s tatements to reflect events or circumstanc es after the date hereof or to reflect the occ urrence of unanticipated events . By includi ng any i nfor mati on i n this r eleas e, Qwest does not necess arily ac knowledge that disclos ure of suc h information is required by applicabl e law or that the i nfor mati on is material. The Qwes t logo is a registered trademar k of Qwes t Communications International Inc . in the U.S. and c ertain other countries. Media Contact: Investor Contact: Contacts: Tyler Gronbach Stephanie Comfort 303-992-2155 800-567-7296 tyler.gronbach@qw est.com IR@qw est.com 6