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SHAREOWNER INFORMATION: Tax Basis Worksheet

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TO BE USED IN CALCULATING YOUR BASIS IN YOUR SHARES OF QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. COMMON STOCK RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE FOR COMMON STOCK HELD IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES:

U S West, Inc.
"Old" AT&T; shares owned prior to 1/1/1984
Commonwealth Capital, Ltd.
Americonnect
Phoenix Network
US Long Distance Corp
USLD Communications
LCI International, Inc.
Icon CMT Corp

In order to complete this worksheet properly, you must first determine

the date you acquired your shares of common stock in one of the companies named above, and
the cost of your shares on that date.

If you acquired your shares of common stock in one of the companies named above on more than one occasion, you will need to fill out this worksheet separately for each such acquisition.

First, select the type of shares on which to calculate the new tax basis:
"Old" AT&T Shares Acquired Prior To 1/1/84
U S West Shares Acquired Between 1/1/84 AND 5/9/86
U S West Shares Acquired Between 5/10/86 AND 4/19/90
U S West Shares Acquired Between 4/20/90 AND 10/31/95
U S West Shares Acquired Between 11/1/95 AND 6/30/2000
U S West Shares Acquired In Dex Distribution To Mediaone Group Shareholders
6/12/98
Commonwealth Capital, Ltd. Shares Acquired prior to 11-9-1987
Americonnect Shares Acquired prior to 10-8-1996
Phoenix Network Shares Acquired prior to 3-30-1998
US Long Distance Corp Shares Acquired prior to 2-15-1991
USLD Communications Shares Acquired from 2-15-1991 to 12-22-1997
LCI International, Inc. Shares Acquired prior to 6-5-1998
Icon CMT Corp Shares Acquired between 2-12-1998 and 12-31-1998

Next, enter your original cost per share (in decimal format) on the date you acquired your shares
per share

Click the button below to calculate the correct tax basis for the shares above
*

If you acquired your shares of Qwest Communications International Inc. after the closing of the merger with U S West, Inc., (i.e., after 6/30/2000) your tax basis in each of your shares will equal the cost of such shares.

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR FOR MORE INFORMATION.
This information is not intended as tax, legal or other advice. The information provided is for your convenience only. Qwest does not purport the information to be complete and undertakes no obligation to update any information contained herein after the date hereof. Please contact a tax advisor if you have any questions.