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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-056093
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110602

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			QWEST CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000068622
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				840273800
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B5
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-156101-03
		FILM NUMBER:		11888998

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1801 CALIFORNIA ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2950
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3038963099

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1801 CALIFORNIA ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2950
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910109
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<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Filed
    pursuant to rule 424(b)(5)</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>Registration
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-156101-03</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CALCULATION
    OF REGISTRATION FEE(1)</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B>Title of each class of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
    <B>Amount to be<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
    <B>Amount of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>securities to be registered</B>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Registered(2)</B>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>registration fee(3)</B>
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    7.375%&#160;Notes due 2051 of Qwest Corporation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    $661,250,000
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    $76,772
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="98%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>    (1)&#160;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Calculated in accordance with Rule&#160;457(o) and
    Rule&#160;457(r).
</TD>
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    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
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    <TD>    (2)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Includes $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of
    7.375%&#160;Notes due 2051 that may be offered and sold pursuant
    to the exercise in full of the underwriters&#146; option to
    purchase additional 7.375%&#160;Notes due 2051 to cover
    over-allotments.
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>    (3)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    The fee has been satisfied by applying, pursuant to
    Rule&#160;457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, $76,772 of
    the previously paid filing fee of $145,359 (of which $100,133
    remains) that was paid with respect to $1,235,000,000 aggregate
    initial public offering price of securities that were previously
    registered pursuant to the Registration Statement No.
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">333-127160,</FONT>
    filed by Qwest Communications International Inc.
    (&#147;QCII&#148;), the indirect parent of the registrant for
    this offering, and certain of its subsidiaries on August&#160;3,
    2005, which securities were not sold thereunder. Of this
    previously paid amount, $132,145 was applied to the filing fee
    payable pursuant to Registration Statement
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-130426</FONT>
    filed by QCII and certain of its subsidiaries on
    December&#160;19, 2005, but no securities were sold thereunder,
    and $145,359 was then applied to any filing fee payable pursuant
    to Registration Statement
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-156101</FONT>
    filed by QCII and certain of its subsidiaries, including the
    registrant for this offering, on December&#160;12, 2008 (the
    &#147;2008 Registration Statement&#148;). Of this previously
    paid amount, $45,226 was applied to the filing fee payable
    pursuant to Registration Statement
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-162855,</FONT>
    resulting in a remaining credit balance applied to the 2008
    Registration Statement of $100,133. The 7.375%&#160;Notes due
    2051 referenced above are being offered and sold pursuant to the
    2008 Registration Statement. Accordingly, the entire filing fee
    of $76,772 for this offering is being offset against the filing
    fee previously paid and carried forward for application in
    connection with offerings under the 2008 Registration Statement,
    which will leave $23,361 remaining for future offerings under
    the 2008 Registration Statement. This &#147;Calculation of
    Registration Fee&#148; table shall be deemed to update the
    &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the 2008
    Registration Statement.
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(To Prospectus dated
    December&#160;12, 2008)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">$575,000,000</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt">Qwest Corporation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">7.375%&#160;Notes due
    2051</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Qwest Corporation is offering $575&#160;million of
    7.375%&#160;Notes due June&#160;1, 2051 pursuant to this
    prospectus supplement. We will pay interest on the Notes
    quarterly in arrears on March&#160;1, June&#160;1, September 1
    and December 1 of each year, beginning September&#160;1, 2011.
    We may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on and
    after June&#160;1, 2016 at a redemption price equal to 100% of
    the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest
    to the redemption date. The Notes will be issued in minimum
    denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess
    thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We intend to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange and
    expect trading in the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange to
    begin within 30&#160;days after the Notes are first issued.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank
    senior to any of our future subordinated debt and rank equally
    in right of payment with all of our existing and future
    unsecured and unsubordinated debt.
</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 13pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Investing
    in our Notes involves risks. See &#147;Risk Factors&#148;
    beginning on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">page&#160;S-10</FONT>
    of this prospectus supplement to read about certain risks you
    should consider before investing in the Notes.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="19%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="19%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Net Proceeds<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 9pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Price to<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Underwriting<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>to Qwest<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Public(1)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Discount(2)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Corporation(3)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Per Note
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    100.00%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    3.15%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    96.85%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Total(4)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    575,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    18,112,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    556,887,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Plus accrued interest, if any, from
    June&#160;8, 2011, if settlement occurs after that date.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">An underwriting discount of $0.7875
    per Note (or up to $18,112,500 for all Notes) will be deducted
    from the proceeds paid to us by the underwriters. However, the
    underwriting discount will be $0.5000 per Note for sales to
    certain institutions, and, to the extent of such sales, the
    total underwriting discount will be less than the amount
    described in this prospectus supplement. As a result of such
    sales to certain institutions, the total proceeds to us, after
    deducting the underwriting discount, will equal $559,440,213
    (assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option described
    below).
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(3)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Before expenses.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(4)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Assumes no exercise of the
    over-allotment option described below.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<CENTER><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; width: 31%; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV></CENTER>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an
    additional $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, at
    the price to public less the underwriting discount, within
    30&#160;days from the date of this prospectus supplement to
    cover over-allotments, if any.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
    securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the
    accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
    representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriters expect to deliver the Notes only in book-entry
    form through the facilities of The Depository Trust&#160;Company
    for the accounts of its participants, including Euroclear Bank
    S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and Clearstream
    Banking, <I>societe anonyme</I>, against payment in New York,
    New York on or about June&#160;8, 2011.
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>Joint Book-Running Managers</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="16%"></TD>
    <TD width="16%"></TD>
    <TD width="16%"></TD>
    <TD width="16%"></TD>
    <TD width="16%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">BofA
    Merrill Lynch</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Barclays
    Capital </FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Citi</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Morgan Stanley</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;UBS
    Investment Bank</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Wells
    Fargo Securities</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<CENTER><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; width: 31%; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV></CENTER>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>Lead Manager</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">RBC Capital Markets</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<CENTER><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; width: 31%; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV></CENTER>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>Co-Managers</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="50%"></TD>
    <TD width="50%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SunTrust
    Robinson Humphrey</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    US Bancorp</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<CENTER><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; width: 31%; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV></CENTER>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>The date of this prospectus supplement is June&#160;1,
    2011.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">TABLE OF
    CONTENTS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<!-- TOC -->
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<DIV align="left">
<A name="H82643tocpage"></A>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Page</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD colspan="5" align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Prospectus Supplement</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643101'>About This Prospectus Supplement</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-1
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643102'>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
    Statements</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-2
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643103'>Where You Can Find More Information</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-4
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643104'>Prospectus Supplement Summary</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-5
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643105'>Risk Factors</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-10
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643106'>Use of Proceeds</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-13
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643107'>Capitalization</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-14
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643108'>Management</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-15
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643109'>Description of the Notes</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-17
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643110'>Material United States Federal Income Tax
    Consequences</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-27
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643111'>Underwriting</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-31
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643112'>Experts</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-35
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#H82643113'>Legal Matters</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-35
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <B>Prospectus</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    About This Prospectus
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    ii
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Where You Can Find More Information
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    ii
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Incorporation by Reference
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    iii
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Forward-Looking Statements
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    iv
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    The Company
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Use of Proceeds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Legal Matters
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Experts
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ABOUT
    THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are
    part of a registration statement that we and certain of our
    affiliates filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
    (the &#147;SEC&#148;) using a &#147;shelf&#148; registration
    process. Under this process, the document we use to offer
    securities is divided into two parts. The first part is this
    prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of the
    offering and also updates and supplements information contained
    in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by
    reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus. The second part is the accompanying prospectus,
    which provides you with general information about us and
    offerings we may conduct. If the description of the offering
    varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus, you should rely on the information in this
    prospectus supplement. Before purchasing our Notes, you should
    carefully read both this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus, together with the additional
    information described under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find
    More Information.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>You should rely solely on the information contained in this
    prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any related
    free writing prospectus issued by us and the documents
    incorporated by reference herein or therein. We have not, and
    the underwriters have not, authorized any other person to
    provide you with different information. If anyone provides you
    with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely
    on it. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer
    of the Notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
    permitted. You should assume that the information contained or
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the
    accompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus
    issued by us, and any document incorporated by reference herein
    or therein is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of
    those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of
    operations and prospects may have changed since that date.</B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Unless otherwise provided in this prospectus supplement or the
    context requires otherwise, in this prospectus supplement:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    &#147;QC&#148; refers to Qwest Corporation on a stand-alone
    basis;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    &#147;Qwest,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; the
    &#147;Company&#148; and &#147;our&#148; refer to Qwest
    Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    &#147;QSC&#148; refers to our direct parent company, Qwest
    Services Corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    &#147;QCII&#148; refers to QSC&#146;s direct parent company and
    our indirect parent company, Qwest Communications International
    Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    &#147;CenturyLink&#148; refers to QCII&#146;s direct parent
    company and our ultimate parent company, CenturyLink, Inc., and
    its consolidated subsidiaries;
</TD>
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    &#147;Embarq&#148; refers to Embarq Corporation and its
    subsidiaries, which CenturyLink acquired on July&#160;1,
    2009;&#160;and
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    <TD align="left">
    &#147;Notes&#148; refer to the notes being offered pursuant to
    this prospectus supplement.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAUTIONARY
    STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
    including the documents incorporated by reference herein and
    therein, contain &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within
    the meaning of Section&#160;27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
    as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and
    Section&#160;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
    amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). These statements are
    intended to be covered by the safe harbor for
    &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; provided by the Private
    Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may
    be made directly in this prospectus supplement or the
    accompanying prospectus or may be incorporated in this
    prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus by
    reference to other documents and may include statements for
    periods following the completion of this offering.
    Forward-looking statements are all statements other than
    statements of historical fact, such as statements regarding our
    financial plans, business plans, indebtedness, acquisitions,
    integration initiatives, and general economic and business
    conditions. Words such as &#147;anticipates,&#148;
    &#147;may,&#148; &#147;can,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148;
    &#147;feels,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148;
    &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148;
    &#147;likely,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148;
    &#147;to be&#148; and similar expressions are intended to
    identify forward-looking statements.
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    Our forward-looking statements are based on current expectations
    only, and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and
    assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. Actual events
    and results may differ materially from those anticipated,
    estimated or projected if one or more of these risks or
    uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove
    incorrect. Factors that could affect actual results include but
    are not limited to: the timing, success and overall effects of
    competition from a wide variety of competitive providers; the
    risks inherent in rapid technological change; the effects of
    ongoing changes in the regulation of the communications industry
    (including those arising out of the proposed rules of the
    Federal Communication Commission (the &#147;FCC&#148;) regarding
    intercarrier compensation and universal service funds and the
    FCC&#146;s related Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released on
    February&#160;8, 2011); CenturyLink&#146;s ability to
    successfully complete its pending acquisition of SAVVIS, Inc.,
    including receiving all regulatory and stockholder approvals and
    realizing the anticipated benefits of the transaction; our
    ability to effectively adjust to changes in the communications
    industry and changes in the composition and management of our
    operations caused by CenturyLink&#146;s recent acquisitions of
    QCII and Embarq; CenturyLink&#146;s ability to successfully
    integrate the operations of QCII (including us) and Embarq into
    its operations, including the possibility that the anticipated
    benefits from these acquisitions cannot be fully realized in a
    timely manner or at all, or that integrating the acquired
    operations will be more difficult, disruptive or costly than
    anticipated; CenturyLink&#146;s and QCII&#146;s ability to use
    net operating loss carryovers in projected amounts; the effects
    of changes in CenturyLink&#146;s allocation of the QCII purchase
    price after the date hereof; CenturyLink&#146;s ability to
    effectively manage its and our expansion opportunities,
    including retaining and hiring key personnel; possible changes
    in the demand for, or pricing of, our products and services; our
    ability to successfully introduce new product or service
    offerings on a timely and cost-effective basis; our continued
    access to credit markets on favorable terms; our ability to
    collect our receivables from financially troubled communications
    companies; any adverse developments in legal proceedings
    involving CenturyLink or QCII; unanticipated increases or other
    changes in our capital expenditures; our ability to successfully
    negotiate collective bargaining agreements on reasonable terms
    without work stoppages; the effects of adverse weather; other
    risks referenced from time to time in this prospectus supplement
    and the accompanying prospectus or other of our filings with the
    SEC; and the effects of more general factors such as changes in
    interest rates, in tax rates, in accounting policies or
    practices, in operating, medical, pension or administrative
    costs, in general market, labor or economic conditions, or in
    legislation, regulation or public policy. These and other
    uncertainties related to the business and our plans are
    described in greater detail in Item&#160;1A of Part&#160;II of
    our Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the fiscal quarter ended March&#160;31, 2011, as they may be
    updated and supplemented by our subsequent SEC reports. For more
    information about these risks, see &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in
    this prospectus supplement.
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    You should be aware that new factors impacting our actual
    results may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for
    us to identify all such factors nor can we predict the impact of
    each such factor on the business or the extent to which any one
    or more factors may cause actual results to differ from those
    reflected in any forward-looking statements. You are further
    cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking
    statements, which speak only as of the date of the document in
    which they appear. Except for meeting our ongoing obligations
    under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to
    update or revise our forward-looking statements for any reason.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">WHERE YOU
    CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</FONT></B>
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    We file annual, quarterly and current reports, and other
    information with the SEC. You may read and copy that information
    at the Public Reference Room of the SEC, located at
    100&#160;F&#160;Street, N.E., Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549. You
    may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference
    Room by calling the SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330.</FONT>
    You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the
    SEC at the above address, at prescribed rates. In addition, the
    SEC maintains an Internet site at <I>www.sec.gov</I>, from which
    interested persons can electronically access the registration
    statement of which this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus forms a part, including the exhibits and
    schedules thereto, as well as reports, proxy and information
    statements and other information about us.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We are &#147;incorporating by reference&#148; into this
    prospectus supplement specific documents that we filed with the
    SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to
    you by referring you to those documents that are considered part
    of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. We
    incorporate by reference the documents listed below, and any
    future documents that we file with the SEC under
    Section&#160;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until
    the termination or completion of the offering of all of the
    securities covered by this prospectus supplement. This
    prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus are part of a
    registration statement filed with the SEC, which may contain
    additional information that you might find important.
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    We are &#147;incorporating by reference&#148; into this
    prospectus supplement the following documents filed with the SEC
    by us; <I>provided, however</I>, we are not incorporating by
    reference, in each case, any such documents or portions of such
    documents that have been &#147;furnished&#148; but not
    &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Exchange Act:
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Qwest Corporation
    Filings</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Applicable Period</FONT></B>
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    Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
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    Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We will provide to each person to whom this prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus is delivered, upon
    written or oral request and without charge, a copy of the
    documents referred to above that we have incorporated by
    reference (except for exhibits, unless the exhibits are
    specifically incorporated by reference into the filing). You can
    request copies of such documents if you call or write us at the
    following address or telephone number: Qwest Corporation, 100
    CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71203, Attention: Investor
    Relations, or by telephoning us at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(318)&#160;388-9000.</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Each of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus
    and the information incorporated by reference herein or therein
    may contain summary descriptions of certain agreements that we
    have filed as exhibits to various SEC filings, as well as
    certain agreements that we will enter into in connection with
    the offering of securities covered by this prospectus
    supplement. These summary descriptions do not purport to be
    complete and are subject to, or qualified in their entirety by
    reference to, the definitive agreements to which they relate.
    Copies of the definitive agreements will be made available
    without charge to you by making a written or oral request to us.
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    Information contained in this prospectus supplement, the
    accompanying prospectus or in any particular document
    incorporated herein or therein by reference is not necessarily
    complete and is qualified in its entirety by the information and
    financial statements appearing in all of the documents
    incorporated by reference herein and therein and should be read
    together therewith. Any statement contained in a document
    incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
    prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus will be
    deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a
    statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in any
    subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus modifies or supersedes such statement.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROSPECTUS
    SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>The following summary does not contain all of the information
    you should consider before investing in the Notes and is
    qualified in its entirety by reference to the more detailed
    information and consolidated historical financial statements
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus as well as the materials filed with the
    SEC that are considered to be part of this prospectus supplement
    and the accompanying prospectus. You should read this prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully including
    &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and the documents incorporated by
    reference herein and therein before making an investment
    decision.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Qwest
    Corporation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Business</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We are an integrated communications company primarily engaged in
    providing an array of communications services to customers in
    14&#160;states principally in the western United States,
    including local voice, wholesale network access, broadband, data
    and video services. In certain markets, we also provide fiber
    transport and other services to competitive local exchange
    carriers, and other communications, professional and business
    information services. As of March&#160;31, 2011, we operated
    approximately 8.6&#160;million access lines, and served
    approximately 3.0&#160;million broadband customers.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We were incorporated in 1911 under the laws of the state of
    Colorado. Our principal executive office is located at 100
    CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71203 and our telephone
    number is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(318)&#160;388-9000.</FONT>
    Our website is located at <I><U>www.qwest.com</U></I>. The
    information set forth on our website is not incorporated by
    reference into this prospectus supplement. As a result of
    CenturyLink&#146;s acquisition of QCII on April&#160;1, 2011, we
    are an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CenturyLink.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Corporate
    Structure of Our Parent Company</FONT></I></B>
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    The chart on the following page illustrates the corporate
    structure and debt capitalization of CenturyLink and its
    principal consolidated subsidiaries as of April&#160;1, 2011.
    This chart (i)&#160;is provided for illustrative purposes only
    and has not been prepared in accordance with U.S.&#160;generally
    accepted accounting principles, (ii)&#160;reflects the face
    value of total current and long-term indebtedness for borrowed
    money, (iii)&#160;does not represent all legal entities of
    CenturyLink and its consolidated subsidiaries or all obligations
    of such entities and (iv)&#160;does not reflect certain
    guarantees among QCII, QSC and QCF.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Total
    CenturyLink Consolidated Debt:
    $18.731&#160;billion<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">1<BR>

    </SUP></FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(as
    of April&#160;1, 2011)
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    Excludes (i)&#160;debt that CenturyLink expects to incur in
    connection with its pending acquisition of SAVVIS, Inc.,
    (ii)&#160;fair value adjustments made under applicable business
    combination accounting rules, including an adjustment to the
    fair value of the long-term debt of QCII and its consolidated
    subsidiaries in connection with CenturyLink&#146;s April&#160;1,
    2011 acquisition of QCII, (iii)&#160;unamortized discounts, net
    of premiums, obligations under capital leases, and fair value
    hedge adjustments, (iv)&#160;amounts outstanding on
    April&#160;1, 2011 under CenturyLink&#146;s revolving credit
    facility described in footnote 2 below, and (v)&#160;the effects
    of this offering and the application of the net proceeds
    therefrom referenced in footnote 3 below.</TD>
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     CenturyLink also maintains a $1.7&#160;billion revolving credit
    facility. On April&#160;1, 2011, $220&#160;million of
    indebtedness was outstanding under this facility. This
    indebtedness was repaid shortly thereafter, and there are no
    amounts outstanding under this facility on the date hereof.</TD>
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     As described in &#147;Use of Proceeds,&#148; we intend to use
    the net proceeds from this offering to provide a portion of the
    funds necessary to redeem $825 aggregate principal amount of our
    7.875%&#160;Notes due 2011. For more information on our
    capitalization, see &#147;Capitalization.&#148;</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Offering</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">

<TR>
    <TD width="36%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="63%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Issuer</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Qwest Corporation, a Colorado corporation.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Notes</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    $575,000,000 of 7.375%&#160;Notes due 2051 issued in minimum
    denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess
    thereof.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Maturity Date</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Notes will mature on June&#160;1, 2051.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Interest Rate</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Notes will bear interest from June&#160;8, 2011 at the rate
    of 7.375% per year, payable quarterly in arrears.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Interest Payment Dates</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    March&#160;1, June&#160;1, September 1 and December 1 of each
    year, beginning September&#160;1, 2011.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Optional Redemption</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on and
    after June&#160;1, 2016 at a redemption price equal to 100% of
    the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest
    to the redemption date.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>No Security</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    None of our obligations under the Notes will be secured by
    collateral or guaranteed by any of our affiliates (including
    QCII and CenturyLink) or other persons.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Certain Covenants</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Notes contain certain restrictions on our ability to create
    liens and to merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all
    of our assets, subject to a number of important qualifications
    and limitations. See &#147;Description of the Notes&#160;&#151;
    Certain Covenants.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Ranking</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations. The Notes
    will rank senior to any of our future subordinated debt and rank
    equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future
    unsecured and unsubordinated debt. See &#147;Description of the
    Notes&#160;&#151; Ranking.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Use of Proceeds</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We expect to use the net proceeds from the offering of the
    Notes, together with borrowings from CenturyLink, to redeem
    $825&#160;million aggregate principal amount of our
    7.875%&#160;Notes due 2011 (the &#147;7.875%&#160;Notes&#148;).
    See &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Listing</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We intend to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange and
    expect trading in the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange to
    begin within 30&#160;days after the Notes are first issued.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Governing Law</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    New York.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    U.S. Bank National Association.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <B>Risk Factors</B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Investing in the Notes involves risks. Before deciding whether
    to invest in the Notes, you should carefully consider the
    information set forth in the section of this prospectus
    supplement entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">page&#160;S-10,</FONT>
    as well as the other information contained in or incorporated by
    reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus.</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selected
    Historical Consolidated Financial Information of Qwest
    Corporation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following tables set forth our selected historical
    consolidated financial information. The selected statement of
    income data for the three months ended March&#160;31, 2011 and
    2010 and the selected balance sheet data as of March&#160;31,
    2011 and 2010 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated
    financial statements. In the opinion of our management, all
    adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the
    interim March 31 financial information have been included. The
    selected statement of income data for each of the years ended
    December&#160;31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 and the
    selected balance sheet data as of December&#160;31, 2010, 2009,
    2008, 2007 and 2006 have been derived from our consolidated
    financial statements that were audited by KPMG LLP. The
    following information should be read together with our
    consolidated financial statements, the notes related thereto and
    management&#146;s related reports on our financial condition and
    performance, all of which are contained in our reports filed
    with the SEC and incorporated herein by reference. See
    &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; The operating
    results for the three months ended March&#160;31, 2011 are not
    necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any
    future period.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=body -->
    <TD width="2%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Three Months Ended March&#160;31,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="19" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Year Ended December&#160;31,</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">2011</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">2010</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">2010</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">2007</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">2006</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="27" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(dollars in millions)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Statement of Income Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Operating revenues
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,268
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,347
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,271
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,731
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,388
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,691
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,721
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Operating expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,630
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,686
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,788
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,169
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,525
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,631
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,288
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income before income tax expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    490
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    505
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,873
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,921
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,267
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,440
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,882
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    299
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    252
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,082
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,197
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,438
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,527
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,203
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Balance Sheet Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,301
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,949
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,686
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,038
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,443
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,522
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,404
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total debt, net(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,012
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,386
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,588
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,911
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,735
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Other Financial Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Net cash provided by operating activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    869
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    888
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,235
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,167
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,479
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,670
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,374
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Net cash used in investing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    335
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    765
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,256
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,402
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,254
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,279
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Net cash used in financing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    525
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    393
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,801
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,286
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,136
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,980
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Payments for property, plant and equipment
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    341
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    316
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,240
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,106
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,404
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,270
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,410
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total debt, net to total capital ratio(3)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    124
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    98
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    112
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    91
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    85
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    77
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(4)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">See &#147;Management&#146;s
    Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
    Operations&#160;&#151; Results of Operations&#148; in
    Item&#160;7 of our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2010 for a discussion of
    unusual items affecting the results for 2010, 2009 and 2008.
    Results for 2007 and 2006 were impacted by various changes in
    accounting principles including the adoption of Financial
    Accounting Standards Board, Interpretation No.&#160;48,
    &#147;Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes&#148; (included
    in Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 740), which was
    effective for us on January&#160;1, 2007.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
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    <TD></TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Total debt, net is the sum of
    current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt, net on our
    consolidated balance sheets. For total obligations, see
    &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations&#160;&#151; Future
    Contractual Obligations&#148; in Item&#160;7 of our Annual
    Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2010.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">The total debt, net to total
    capital ratio is a measure of the percentage of total debt, net
    in our capital structure. The ratio is calculated by dividing
    total debt, net (which is defined in footnote 2 above) by total
    capital. Total capital is the sum of total debt, net and total
    stockholder&#146;s equity or deficit.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">For information on how we calculate
    our ratio of earnings to fixed charges, see Exhibit&#160;12 to
    our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2010 and our Quarterly
    Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended March&#160;31, 2011, each of which is
    incorporated by reference herein.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RISK
    FACTORS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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    <I>Before purchasing the Notes, you should carefully consider
    the risks described below and the risks disclosed in
    Item&#160;1A of Part&#160;II of our Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended March&#160;31, 2011, as well as the other
    information contained or incorporated by reference in this
    prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Risk
    Factors Relating to the Notes</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We and
    our affiliates have a significant amount of indebtedness, which
    could adversely affect our financial performance and impact our
    ability to make payments on the Notes.</FONT></I></B>
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    The degree to which we, together with CenturyLink and its other
    subsidiaries, are leveraged could have important consequences to
    the holders of the Notes. See &#147;Capitalization.&#148; For
    example, it:
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    may limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working
    capital, capital expenditures or general corporate purposes,
    particularly if the ratings assigned to our debt securities by
    nationally recognized credit rating organizations (&#147;credit
    ratings&#148;) are revised downward;
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    will require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash
    flow from operations to the payment of interest and principal on
    our debt, reducing the funds available to us for other purposes
    including expansion through acquisitions, capital expenditures,
    marketing spending and expansion of our business;
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    may limit our flexibility to adjust to changing business and
    market conditions and make us more vulnerable to a downturn in
    general economic conditions as compared to our
    competitors;&#160;and
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    may put us at a competitive disadvantage to some of our
    competitors that are not as leveraged.
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    As of March&#160;31, 2011, we had approximately
    $7.97&#160;billion of unsecured and unsubordinated debt that
    would have ranked equally with the Notes.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    financial performance and other factors could adversely impact
    our ability to make payments on the Notes.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    Our ability to make scheduled payments or to refinance our
    obligations with respect to our indebtedness (including the
    Notes) will depend on our financial and operating performance,
    which, in turn, is subject to prevailing economic and
    competitive conditions and other factors beyond our control.
    Approximately $3.1&#160;billion of our debt obligations
    (including the 7.875%&#160;Notes, which we intend to redeem with
    the net proceeds from this offering together with borrowings
    from CenturyLink) come due over the next three years. While we
    currently believe we will have the financial resources to meet
    our obligations when they become due, we cannot fully anticipate
    our future financial performance or condition, the credit
    markets or the economy generally.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    than certain covenants limiting liens and certain corporate
    transactions, the Notes will not contain restrictive covenants,
    and there is no protection in the event of a change of control
    or a highly leveraged transaction.</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The indenture governing the Notes does not contain restrictive
    covenants that would protect you from many kinds of transactions
    that may adversely affect you. The indenture does not contain
    provisions that permit the holders of the Notes to require us to
    repurchase the Notes in the event of a change of control of QC,
    recapitalization or similar transaction. In addition, the
    indenture does not contain covenants limiting any of the
    following:
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    the payment of dividends and certain other payments by us and
    our subsidiaries;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    the incurrence of additional indebtedness by us or our
    subsidiaries;
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    the issuance of stock of our subsidiaries;
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    our ability and our subsidiaries&#146; ability to enter into
    sale/leaseback transactions;
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    our creation of restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries
    to make payments to us;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    our ability to engage in asset sales;&#160;and
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our ability or our subsidiaries&#146; ability to enter into
    certain transactions with affiliates.
</TD>
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    As a result, we could enter into any such transaction even
    though the transaction could increase the total amount of our
    outstanding indebtedness, adversely affect our capital structure
    or the credit ratings of our debt securities, or otherwise
    adversely affect the holders of the Notes.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    CenturyLink has cash management arrangements with certain of its
    subsidiaries, including us, which result in substantial portions
    of our cash being transferred regularly to CenturyLink. Although
    we receive matching accounts receivable from CenturyLink in
    exchange for these transfers, these arrangements expose us to
    the risk of nonpayment of such accounts by CenturyLink.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">An
    active trading market may not develop for the Notes, which could
    adversely affect the price of the Notes in the secondary market
    and your ability to resell the Notes should you desire to do
    so.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Notes are a new issue of securities and there is no
    established trading market for the Notes. Although we intend to
    apply for listing of the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange,
    we cannot make any assurance as to:
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    the development of an active trading market;
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    the liquidity of any trading market that may develop;
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    the ability of holders to sell their Notes;&#160;or
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    the price at which the holders would be able to sell their Notes.
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    If a trading market were to develop, the future trading prices
    of the Notes will depend on many factors, including prevailing
    interest rates, the credit ratings of our debt securities, the
    market for similar securities, the overall condition of the
    financial markets, and our operating performance and financial
    condition. If a trading market develops, there is no assurance
    that it will continue.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">An
    increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in
    the relative value of the Notes.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    In general, as market interest rates rise, notes bearing
    interest at a fixed rate generally decline in value.
    Consequently, if you purchase these Notes and market interest
    rates increase, the market values of the Notes may decline. We
    cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Ratings
    of the Notes may not reflect all risks of an investment in the
    Notes, and changes in these ratings could adversely affect the
    market price of the Notes.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    We expect that the Notes will be rated by at least one
    nationally recognized credit rating organization. A debt rating
    is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold the Notes.
    These ratings are not intended to correspond to market price or
    suitability for a particular investor. Additionally, ratings may
    be lowered or withdrawn in their entirety at any time. Any
    actual or anticipated downgrade or withdrawal of a rating by a
    rating agency governing the Notes could have an adverse effect
    on the trading prices or liquidity of the Notes.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Redemption
    may adversely affect your return on the Notes.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    We have the right to redeem some or all of the Notes prior to
    maturity, as described under &#147;Description of the
    Notes&#160;&#151; Redemption and Repayment.&#148; We may redeem
    the Notes at times when prevailing interest rates may be
    relatively low compared to rates at the time of issuance of the
    Notes. Under these circumstances, you may not be able to
    reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an
    effective interest rate as high as that of the Notes.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Risk
    Factors Relating to Our Business, Our Regulatory Environment and
    Our Liquidity</FONT></B>
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    We face competitive, technological, regulatory, financial and
    other risks (including risks posed by the high debt levels of
    our affiliates), many of which are described in Item&#160;1A of
    Part&#160;II of our Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended March&#160;31, 2011, which is incorporated
    by reference herein.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
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    Our net proceeds from the sale of the Notes are expected to be
    approximately $559&#160;million, after deducting underwriting
    discounts and our estimated expenses, and assuming the
    underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. We
    expect to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with
    borrowings from CenturyLink, to provide the total amount of
    funds required to redeem the 7.875%&#160;Notes prior to maturity
    on September&#160;1, 2011, and to pay all related fees and
    expenses. Pending completion of the redemption of the
    7.875%&#160;Notes, we intend to invest the net proceeds from
    this offering in short-term investment grade, interest-bearing
    securities.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAPITALIZATION</FONT></B>
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    The following table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash
    equivalents and capitalization as of March&#160;31, 2011
    (i)&#160;on a historical basis and (ii)&#160;as adjusted to
    reflect the combined effects of this offering and the
    application of the proceeds from this offering as discussed
    under &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; (assuming no exercise of the
    underwriters&#146; over-allotment option). You should read the
    following table in conjunction with &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;
    herein and our consolidated financial statements and the notes
    thereto incorporated by reference into this prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>As of March&#160;31, 2011</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Actual</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">As adjusted</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited) </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(dollars in millions)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;201
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    201
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term debt, net:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Notes offered hereby
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    575
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    7.875%&#160;Notes due 2011
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Other unsecured notes and debentures
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Unamortized discounts, net of premiums
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (151
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (151
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Capital leases and other(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    199
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    199
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Intercompany loan from CenturyLink
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    284
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 40pt">
    Total long-term debt, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,050
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total stockholder&#146;s deficit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,531
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,544
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total capitalization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,485
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,506
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Shortly after CenturyLink&#146;s April&#160;1, 2011 acquisition
    of QCII, we entered into a cash management arrangement with
    CenturyLink, under which a substantial portion of our cash is
    transferred regularly to CenturyLink in exchange for matching
    accounts receivable. For more information, see &#147;Risk
    Factors&#160;&#151; Risk Factors Relating to the Notes.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD align="right" valign="top">
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Includes fair value adjustment for interest rate hedges.</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MANAGEMENT</FONT></B>
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    Below you can find information about our current directors and
    executive officers:
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Name</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Age</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Position</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Glen F. Post,&#160;III
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    58
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Chief Executive Officer and President
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Karen A. Puckett
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    50
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    R. Stewart Ewing, Jr.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    59
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a Director
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stacey W. Goff
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    45
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and a Director
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dennis G. Huber
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    51
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Executive Vice President&#160;&#151; Network Services
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    William E. Cheek
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    55
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    President&#160;&#151; Wholesale Operations
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Christopher K. Ancell
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    49
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    President&#160;&#151; Business Markets Group
</TD>
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    David D. Cole
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    53
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    Senior Vice President&#160;&#151; Controller and Operations
    Support
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    <B><I>Glen F. Post,&#160;III</I></B>, has served as our Chief
    Executive Officer and President since April&#160;1, 2011.
    Mr.&#160;Post has served as Chief Executive Officer of
    CenturyLink since 1992, and President of CenturyLink since
    July&#160;1, 2009 (and from 1990 to 2002). Mr.&#160;Post also
    served as Chairman of the Board of CenturyLink from June 2002
    until June 2009, Vice Chairman of the Board of CenturyLink
    between 1993 and 2002 and held various other positions at
    CenturyLink between 1976 and 1993, most notably Treasurer, Chief
    Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr.&#160;Post
    received both his Bachelor&#146;s Degree and Master&#146;s
    Degree in Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University.
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    <B><I>Karen A. Puckett</I></B>, has served as our Executive Vice
    President and Chief Operating Officer since April&#160;1, 2011.
    Ms.&#160;Puckett has served as CenturyLink&#146;s Executive Vice
    President and Chief Operating Officer since July 2009, and
    President and Chief Operating Officer of CenturyLink from
    September 2002 until July 2009. Ms.&#160;Puckett holds her
    Bachelor&#146;s Degree from Indiana State University and a
    Master&#146;s Degree in Business Administration from Bellarmine
    College.
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    <B><I>R. Stewart Ewing,&#160;Jr.</I></B> has served as our
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a
    member of our Board of Directors since April&#160;1, 2011.
    Mr.&#160;Ewing has served as CenturyLink&#146;s Executive Vice
    President and Chief Financial Officer since 1999. Mr.&#160;Ewing
    received his Bachelor&#146;s Degree from Northwestern State
    University.
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    <B><I>Stacey W. Goff </I></B>has served as our Executive Vice
    President and General Counsel and a member of our Board of
    Directors since April&#160;1, 2011. Mr.&#160;Goff has served as
    CenturyLink&#146;s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
    Secretary since July&#160;1, 2009, and Senior Vice President,
    General Counsel and Secretary of CenturyLink prior to then.
    Mr.&#160;Goff holds his Bachelor&#146;s Degree from Mississippi
    State University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of
    Mississippi.
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    <B><I>Dennis G. Huber </I></B>has served as our Executive Vice
    President&#160;&#151; Network Services since April&#160;1, 2011.
    Mr.&#160;Huber has served as CenturyLink&#146;s Executive Vice
    President&#160;&#151; Network Services since July&#160;1, 2009
    (excluding the four-month period between May 2010 and September
    2010)&#160;and held various executive positions at Embarq and
    its predecessor companies from January 2003 through July&#160;1,
    2009. Mr.&#160;Huber received both his Bachelor&#146;s Degree
    and Master&#146;s Degree from Rockhurst University.
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    <B><I>William E. Cheek </I></B>has served as our
    President&#160;&#151; Wholesale Operations since April&#160;1,
    2011. Mr.&#160;Cheek has served as CenturyLink&#146;s
    President&#160;&#151; Wholesale Operations since July&#160;1,
    2009. Previously, Mr.&#160;Cheek served President&#160;&#151;
    Wholesale Markets for Embarq from May 2006 until July 2009.
    Mr.&#160;Cheek received his Bachelor&#146;s Degree from Hendrix
    College.
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    <B><I>Christopher K. Ancell </I></B>has served as
    President&#160;&#151; Business Markets Group of CenturyLink and
    QC since April&#160;1, 2011. Previously, Mr.&#160;Ancell served
    as QCII&#146;s and our Executive Vice President&#160;&#151;
    Business Markets Group from August 2009 to April 2011 and
    QCII&#146;s Vice President of Sales, Western Region, for the
    Business Markets Group from 2004 to August 2009. Mr.&#160;Ancell
    holds a Bachelor&#146;s Degree in economics from the University
    of Denver.
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    <B><I>David D. Cole </I></B>has served as our Senior Vice
    President&#160;&#151; Controller and Operations Support since
    April&#160;1, 2011; Mr.&#160;Cole has served as
    CenturyLink&#146;s Senior Vice President&#160;&#151; Operations
    Support since 1999, and as Controller of CenturyLink since
    April&#160;1, 2011. Mr.&#160;Cole holds both his Bachelor&#146;s
    Degree and Master&#146;s Degree in Business Administration from
    University of Louisiana at Monroe, Louisiana.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF THE NOTES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>The following description of the Notes is only a summary and
    is not intended to be comprehensive. We have filed the Indenture
    referred to below as an exhibit to the registration statement
    referred to under the caption &#147;Where You Can Find More
    Information&#148;, and you may obtain a copy of it by following
    the directions described therein. Our description of the Notes
    below is qualified by reference to such Indenture, which we urge
    you to read. As used in this section, &#147;QC,&#148;
    &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; and &#147;our&#148; mean Qwest
    Corporation, a Colorado corporation, and its successors, but not
    any of its subsidiaries. Capitalized terms used but not
    otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
    such Indenture, and those definitions are incorporated herein by
    reference.</I>
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></I></B>
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    Subject to the discussion in this prospectus supplement, the
    Notes:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    will be issued under an indenture, dated as of October&#160;15,
    1999 between Qwest Corporation (formerly known as U.S.&#160;WEST
    Communications, Inc.), as issuer, and Bank of New York
    Trust&#160;Company, National Association (as successor in
    interest to Bank One Trust&#160;Company), as previously amended
    or supplemented from time to time, and as will be supplemented
    by the seventh supplemental indenture thereto establishing the
    terms of the Notes between Qwest Corporation, as issuer, and
    U.S.&#160;Bank National Association, as trustee (the
    &#147;Trustee&#148;) (as amended and supplemented, the
    &#147;Indenture&#148;),
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    will be issued in the initial aggregate principal amount of
    $575,000,000 (assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option
    described herein),
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    will mature on June&#160;1, 2051,
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    will be issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral
    multiples of $25 in excess thereof,
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any
    time on and after June&#160;1, 2016, at a redemption price equal
    to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid
    interest to the redemption date as described under
    &#147;&#151;&#160;Redemption and Repayment&#148; below,&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
</TD>
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    Neither QC&#146;s direct parent corporation, QSC, nor its
    ultimate parent corporation, CenturyLink, nor any of
    CenturyLink&#146;s other affiliates has guaranteed the payment
    of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or has
    any other obligation in connection with the Notes.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Further
    Issuances</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We may, without the consent of the holders of the Notes, issue
    additional notes having the same ranking and the same stated
    maturity date and other terms as these Notes. Any additional
    notes, together with the Notes offered by this prospectus
    supplement, will constitute a single series of debt securities
    under the Indenture.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Ranking</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations. The Notes
    will rank senior to any of our future subordinated debt and rank
    equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future
    unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The Indenture does not limit
    the aggregate principal amount of senior debt securities that we
    may issue thereunder and provides that debt securities may be
    issued thereunder from time to time in one or more series. As of
    March&#160;31, 2011, we had approximately $7.97&#160;billion of
    unsecured and unsubordinated debt that would have ranked equally
    with the Notes, most of which was issued under the Indenture.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Trading
    Characteristics</FONT></I></B>
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    We expect the Notes to trade at a price that takes into account
    the value, if any, of accrued and unpaid interest. This means
    that purchasers will not pay, and sellers will not receive,
    accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes that is not included in
    their trading price. Any portion of the trading price of a Note
    that is attributable to accrued and unpaid interest will be
    treated as a payment of interest for U.S.&#160;federal income
    tax purposes and will not be treated as part of the amount
    realized for purposes of determining gain or loss on the
    disposition of the Notes. See &#147;Material United States
    Federal Income Tax Consequences&#148; below.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Quarterly
    Payments</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Interest on the Notes will accrue from June&#160;8, 2011 at a
    rate of 7.375% per year and will be payable quarterly on
    March&#160;1, June&#160;1, September 1 and December 1 of each
    year (each, an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), beginning
    September&#160;1, 2011. On an Interest Payment Date, interest
    will be paid to the persons in whose names the Notes were
    registered as of the record date. With respect to any Interest
    Payment Date, while the Notes remain in book-entry form the
    record date will be one business day prior to the relevant
    Interest Payment Date.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed
    on the basis of twelve
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">30-day</FONT>
    months and a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">360-day</FONT>
    year. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than
    a full quarterly interest period will be computed on the basis
    of the number of days elapsed in a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    quarter of three
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">30-day</FONT>
    months. If any Interest Payment Date is a legal holiday in New
    York, New York, the required payment will be made on the next
    succeeding day that is not a legal holiday as if it were made on
    the date such payment was due and no interest will accrue on the
    amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest
    Payment Date to such next succeeding day. &#147;Legal
    holiday&#148; means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
    banking institutions in The City of New York are not required to
    be open.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Redemption
    and Repayment</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Notes will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part,
    at any time on and after June&#160;1, 2016 upon not less than 15
    nor more than 60&#160;days notice, at a redemption price equal
    to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid
    interest to the redemption date.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Additionally, we may at any time repurchase the Notes at any
    price in the open market and may hold, resell or surrender such
    Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. You will not have the
    right to require us to repay the Notes prior to maturity. We are
    not required to establish a sinking fund to retire the Notes
    prior to maturity.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Payment</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Payment of principal of and interest on any Notes represented by
    one or more permanent global notes in definitive, fully
    registered form without interest coupons will be made to
    Cede&#160;&#038; Co., the nominee for The Depository
    Trust&#160;Company (the &#147;Depositary&#148;) as the
    registered owner of the global notes, by wire transfer of
    immediately available funds. Initially, the Trustee will act as
    paying agent for the Notes. Payments of principal and interest
    on the Notes will be made by us through the paying agent to the
    Depositary. See &#147;&#151;&#160;Book-Entry Only
    Securities&#148; below.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Holders of certificated notes, if any, must surrender such
    certificated notes to the paying agent to collect principal and
    interest payments at maturity. Principal and interest on
    certificated notes will be payable at the office of the paying
    agent maintained for such purpose or, at the option of QC,
    payment of principal and interest may be made by check mailed to
    a holder&#146;s registered address. Notwithstanding the
    foregoing, a holder of Notes with an aggregate principal amount
    of $5&#160;million or more may request in writing, at least
    three business days prior to the relevant payment date, that
    interest be wired to an account specified by such holder.
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    The principal of and interest on the Notes will be payable in
    U.S.&#160;dollars or in such other coin or currency of the
    United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
    tender for the payment of public and private debts. No service
    charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange
    of Notes, but QC may require payment of a sum sufficient to
    cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
    therewith. The Notes may be presented for registration of
    transfer or exchange at the office of the registrar for the
    Notes or at any other office or agency maintained by QC or the
    registrar for such purpose. Initially, the Trustee will act as
    registrar for the Notes.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Certain
    Covenants</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Other than as described below under &#147;&#151;&#160;Limitation
    on Liens&#148; and &#147;&#151;&#160;Consolidation, Merger and
    Sale of Assets&#148;, the Indenture does not contain any
    provisions that would limit the ability of QC to incur
    indebtedness or that would afford holders of Notes protection in
    the event of a sudden and significant decline in the credit
    quality of QC or a takeover, change of control, recapitalization
    or highly leveraged or similar transaction involving QC.
    Accordingly, QC could in the future enter into transactions that
    could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at that
    time or otherwise adversely affect QC&#146;s capital structure
    or credit rating. See &#147;Risk Factors&#160;&#151; Risk
    Factors Relating to the Notes.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><I>Limitation on Liens</I></B>&#160;&#160;The Indenture
    contains a covenant that if QC mortgages, pledges or otherwise
    subjects to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) all or some of
    its property or assets, QC will secure the Notes, any other
    outstanding debt securities under the Indenture and any of its
    other obligations which may then be outstanding and entitled to
    the benefit of a covenant similar in effect to such covenant,
    equally and proportionally with the indebtedness or obligations
    secured by such Lien, for as long as any such indebtedness or
    obligation is so secured. &#147;Lien&#148; means, with respect
    to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
    interest or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of
    preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of
    creating a security interest, in respect of such asset.
</DIV>

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    &#147;Permitted Liens&#148; means any of the following:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Liens existing on the date of the initial issuance of the Notes;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Liens on any asset existing at the time such asset is acquired,
    if not created in contemplation of such acquisition;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Liens on any asset (a)&#160;created within 180&#160;days after
    such asset is acquired, or (b)&#160;securing the cost of
    acquisition, construction or improvement of such asset;
    provided, in either case, that such Lien extends to no property
    or asset other than the asset so acquired, constructed or
    improved and property incidental thereto;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    (a)&#160;Liens incidental to the conduct of QC&#146;s business
    or the ownership of its properties or otherwise incurred in the
    ordinary course of business which (i)&#160;do not secure Debt,
    and (ii)&#160;do not in the aggregate materially detract from
    the value of its assets taken as a whole or materially impair
    the use thereof in the operation of its business, and
    (b)&#160;Liens not described in clause&#160;(a) on cash, cash
    equivalents or securities that secure any obligation with
    respect to letters of credit or surety bonds or similar
    arrangements, which obligation in each case does not exceed
    $100&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any Lien to secure public or statutory obligations or with any
    governmental agency at any time required by law in order to
    qualify QC to conduct all or some part of its business or in
    order to entitle QC to maintain self-insurance or to obtain the
    benefits of any law relating to workmen&#146;s compensation,
    unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social
    security, or with any court, board, commission or governmental
    agency as security incident to the proper conduct of any
    proceeding before it;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any Liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges, levies
    or claims and similar charges either (a)&#160;not delinquent or
    (b)&#160;being contested in good faith by appropriate
    proceedings and as
</TD>
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    <TD>
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    to which a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as
    shall be required in conformity with generally accepted
    accounting principles shall have been made;
</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Liens securing the performance of bids, tenders, leases,
    contracts, sureties, stays, appeals, indemnities, performance or
    similar bonds or public or statutory obligations of like nature,
    incurred in the ordinary course of business;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    materialmen&#146;s, mechanics, repairmen&#146;s, employees,
    operators&#146; or other similar Liens or charges arising in the
    ordinary course of business incidental to the acquisition,
    construction, maintenance or operation of any asset of QC which
    have not at the time been filed pursuant to law and any such
    Liens and charges incidental to the acquisition, construction,
    maintenance or operation of any asset of QC, which, although
    filed, relate to obligations not yet due or the payment of which
    is being withheld as provided by law, or to obligations the
    validity of which is being contested in good faith by
    appropriate proceedings;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    zoning restrictions, servitudes, easements, licenses,
    reservations, provisions, covenants, conditions, waivers,
    restrictions on the use of property or minor irregularities of
    title (and with respect to leasehold interests, mortgages,
    obligations, Liens and other encumbrances incurred, created
    assumed or permitted to exist and arising by, through or under
    or asserted by a landlord or owner of the leased property, with
    or without consent of the lessee) and other similar charges or
    encumbrances, which will not individually or in the aggregate
    interfere materially and adversely with the business of QC and
    its subsidiaries taken as a whole;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or proceeding
    which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate
    proceedings and as to which levy and execution have been stayed
    and continue to be stayed or for which QC is maintaining
    adequate reserves or other provision in conformity with
    generally accepted accounting principles;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any interest or title of vendor or lessor in the property
    subject to any lease, conditional sale agreement or other title
    retention agreement;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Liens in connection with the securitization or factoring of
    QC&#146;s or any of its subsidiaries&#146; receivables in a
    transaction intended to be a &#147;true sale&#148;;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any Lien securing a refinancing, replacement, extension, renewal
    or refunding of any Debt secured by a Lien permitted by any of
    the foregoing clauses of this definition of &#147;Permitted
    Liens&#148; to the extent secured in all material respects by
    the same asset or assets.
</TD>
</TR>

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    Notwithstanding the foregoing, &#147;Permitted Liens&#148; shall
    not include any Lien to secure Debt that is required to be
    granted on an equal and ratable basis under the &#147;negative
    pledge&#148;, or equivalent, provisions of a Debt instrument
    (including outstanding debt securities) as a result of the
    creation of a Lien that itself would constitute a
    &#147;Permitted Lien.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    &#147;Debt&#148; of any person means, at any date, without
    duplication, (i)&#160;all obligations of such person for
    borrowed money, (ii)&#160;all obligations of such person
    evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
    instruments, (iii)&#160;all obligations of such person as lessee
    which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted
    accounting principles, (iv)&#160;all Debt secured by a Lien on
    any asset of such person, whether or not such Debt is otherwise
    an obligation of such person, and (v)&#160;all Debt of others
    guaranteed by such person.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Indenture does not prevent any other entity from mortgaging,
    pledging or subjecting to any lien any of its property or
    assets, whether or not acquired from QC.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><I>Consolidation, Merger and Sale of
    Assets</I></B>&#160;&#160;Under the Indenture, QC may not
    consolidate with, merge into or be merged into, or transfer or
    lease its property and assets substantially as an entirety to
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    another entity; provided that QC may consolidate with, merge
    into or be merged into, or transfer or lease its property and
    assets substantially as an entirety to another entity if:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the successor entity is a corporation and assumes by
    supplemental indenture all of QC&#146;s obligations under the
    Notes, the Indenture and any other debt securities outstanding
    under the Indenture;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    after giving effect to the transaction, no default or Event of
    Default has occurred and is continuing.
</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Events
    of Default</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Any one of the following is an &#147;Event of Default&#148; with
    respect to the Notes:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if QC defaults in the payment of interest on the Notes, and such
    default continues for 90&#160;days;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if QC defaults in the payment of the principal of the Notes when
    the same becomes due and payable upon maturity, upon redemption
    or otherwise;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if QC fails to comply with any of its other agreements in the
    Notes or in the Indenture, which failure continues for
    90&#160;days after QC receives notice from the Trustee or the
    holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the
    Notes then outstanding;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency occur with respect
    to QC.
</TD>
</TR>

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    If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes occurs and is
    continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in
    aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may
    declare the principal of the Notes to be due and payable
    immediately. The holders of a majority in principal amount of
    the Notes may rescind such declaration and its consequences if
    the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree
    and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived
    except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due
    solely as a result of such acceleration.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Holders of Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes,
    except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require
    indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or
    the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, the holders of more
    than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
    outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting
    any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
    exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee. The
    Trustee may withhold from holders of Notes notice of any
    continuing default (except a default in the payment of principal
    or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in
    their interests.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Amendment
    and Waiver</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    With the written consent of the holders of a majority in
    principal amount of the debt securities of each series issued
    under the Indenture then outstanding (with each series
    (including the Notes) voting as a&#160;class), QC and the
    Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or modify the
    rights of the holders of the Notes; provided that any such
    amendment that affects the terms of the Notes as distinct from
    the other series of debt securities issued under the Indenture
    will require only the consent of at least a majority in
    aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Such
    majority holders may also waive compliance by QC of any
    provision of the Indenture, any supplemental indenture or the
    Notes, except a default in the payment of principal or interest.
    However, without the consent of the holder of each Note
    affected, an amendment or waiver may not:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    reduce the amount of Notes whose holders must consent to an
    amendment or waiver;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    change the rate or the time for payment of interest;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    change the principal or the fixed maturity;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    waive a default in the payment of principal or interest;
</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    make the Notes payable in a different currency;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    make any change in the provisions of the Indenture concerning
    (a)&#160;waiver of existing defaults, (b)&#160;rights of holders
    of Notes to receive payment or (c)&#160;amendments and waivers
    without the consent of the holder of each Note affected.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QC and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture without
    the consent of any holder of any of the Notes to:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or
    the Notes;
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    provide for the assumption of all of our obligations under the
    Notes and the Indenture by any corporation in connection with a
    merger, consolidation or transfer or lease of our property and
    assets substantially as an entirety;
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    provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or instead of
    certificated notes;
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    add to the covenants made by us for the benefit of the holders
    of any series of debt securities, including the Notes (and if
    such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series
    of debt securities, stating that such covenants are included
    solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right
    or power conferred upon us;
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    add to, delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations, and
    restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or purposes of
    issue, authentication and delivery of the Notes, as set forth in
    the Indenture;
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    secure any Notes as provided under the heading
    &#147;&#151;&#160;Certain Covenants&#160;&#151; Limitation on
    Liens&#148;;
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    provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and
    conditions of a series of debt securities or to establish the
    form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to
    the terms of the Indenture or any series of debt securities or
    to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt
    securities;&#160;or
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    make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
    holder of the Notes in any material respect.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Defeasance</FONT></I></B>
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    QC may terminate all of its obligations under the Notes and the
    Indenture or any installment of principal or interest on the
    Notes if QC irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money
    or U.S.&#160;government obligations sufficient to pay, when due,
    principal and interest on the Notes to maturity or redemption or
    such installment of principal or interest, as the case may be,
    and if all other conditions set forth in the Indenture are met.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Governing
    Law</FONT></I></B>
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    The Indenture and the Notes are governed by, and will be
    construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Concerning
    the Trustee and the Paying Agent</FONT></I></B>
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    QC and certain of its affiliates maintain banking and other
    business relationships in the ordinary course of business with
    U.S.&#160;Bank National Association. In addition, U.S.&#160;Bank
    National Association and certain of its affiliates serve as
    trustee, authenticating agent, or paying agent with respect to
    certain other debt securities of QC and its affiliates.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Book-Entry
    Only Securities</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Notes will be issued only in book-entry form through the
    facilities of the Depositary and will be in denominations of $25
    and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. The Notes will
    be represented by one or more Global Securities (&#147;Global
    Securities&#148;) and will be registered in the name of a
    nominee of the Depositary. Holders of the Notes may elect to
    hold interests in a Global Security through the Depositary,
    Clearstream Banking, <I>societe anonyme
    </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;) or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as
    operator of the Euroclear System (&#147;Euroclear&#148;), if
    they are participants of such systems, or indirectly through
    organizations which are participants in such systems.
    Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their
    participants through customers&#146; securities accounts in
    Clearstream and Euroclear&#146;s names on the books of their
    respective depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests
    in customers&#146; securities accounts in the depositaries&#146;
    names on the Depositary&#146;s books.
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    The Depositary has advised us that it is a limited-purpose trust
    company organized under the New York Banking Law, a
    &#147;banking organization&#148; within the meaning of the New
    York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a
    &#147;clearing corporation&#148; within the meaning of the New
    York Uniform Commercial Code, and a &#147;clearing agency&#148;
    registered pursuant to the provisions of section&#160;17A of the
    Exchange Act. The Depositary holds securities that its
    participants (&#147;Direct Participants&#148;) deposit with the
    Depositary. The Depositary also facilitates the settlement among
    its Direct Participants of securities transactions, such as
    transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through
    electronic computerized book-entry changes in its
    participants&#146; accounts, thereby eliminating the need for
    physical movement of securities. The Depositary&#146;s Direct
    Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including
    the underwriters), banks, trust companies, clearing
    corporations, and certain other organizations. The Depositary is
    owned by The Depository Trust&#160;&#038; Clearing Corporation,
    which is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries.
    Access to the Depositary&#146;s system is also available to
    others such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust
    companies that clear through or maintain a custodial
    relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or
    indirectly (&#147;Indirect Participants&#148;). The rules
    applicable to the Depositary and its Direct and Indirect
    Participants are on file with the SEC.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Clearstream advises that it is incorporated under the laws of
    Luxembourg as a bank. Clearstream holds securities for its
    customers and facilitates the clearance and settlement of
    securities transactions between its customers through electronic
    book-entry transfers between their accounts. Clearstream
    provides to its customers among other things, services for
    safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of
    internationally traded securities and securities lending and
    borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic securities
    markets in over 30 countries through established depository and
    custodial relationships. As a bank, Clearstream is subject to
    regulation by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of
    the Financial Sector, also known as the Commission de
    Surveillance du Secteur Financier. Its customers are recognized
    financial institutions around the world, including underwriters,
    securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing
    corporations and certain other organizations. Its customers in
    the United States are limited to securities brokers and dealers
    and banks. Indirect access to Clearstream is also available to
    other institutions such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust
    companies that clear through or maintain a custodial
    relationship with the customer.
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    Euroclear advises that it was created in 1968 to hold securities
    for its participants and to clear and settle transactions
    between Euroclear participants through simultaneous electronic
    book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the
    need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from
    lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear
    provides various other services, including securities lending
    and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several
    countries. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
    Euroclear Clearance establishes policy for Euroclear on behalf
    of Euroclear participants. Euroclear participants include banks,
    including central banks, securities brokers and dealers and
    other professional financial intermediaries and may include the
    initial purchasers. Indirect access to Euroclear is also
    available to other firms that clear through or maintain a
    custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either
    directly or indirectly. Securities clearance accounts and cash
    accounts with the Euroclear operator are governed by the terms
    and conditions governing use of Euroclear and the related
    operating procedures of Euroclear. These terms and conditions
    govern
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    transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals
    of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments
    with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in
    Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of
    specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts.
    The Euroclear operator acts under the terms and conditions only
    on behalf of Euroclear participants and has no record of or
    relationship with persons holding through Euroclear participants.
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    Euroclear further advises that investors that acquire, hold and
    transfer interests in the Notes by book-entry through accounts
    with the Euroclear operator or any other securities intermediary
    are subject to the laws and contractual provisions governing
    their relationship with their intermediary, as well as the laws
    and contractual provisions governing the relationship between
    such an intermediary and each other intermediary, if any,
    standing between themselves and the Global Securities.
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    Purchases of Global Securities under the Depositary system must
    be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a
    credit for the Global Securities on the Depositary&#146;s
    records. The beneficial interest of each actual purchaser of
    each Global Security (a &#147;Beneficial Owner&#148;) is in turn
    to be recorded on the records of the respective Direct
    Participant and Indirect Participant and Clearstream and
    Euroclear will credit on its book-entry registration and
    transfer system the number of Notes sold to certain
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;persons</FONT>
    to the account of institutions that have accounts with
    Euroclear, Clearstream or their respective nominee participants.
    Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from the
    Depositary of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are expected
    to receive written confirmations providing details of the
    transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings,
    from the Direct Participant or Indirect Participant through
    which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction.
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    Title to book-entry interests in the Notes will pass by
    book-entry registration of the transfer within the records of
    Clearstream, Euroclear or the Depositary, as the case may be, in
    accordance with their respective procedures. Book-entry
    interests in the Notes may be transferred within Clearstream and
    within Euroclear and between Clearstream and Euroclear in
    accordance with procedures established for these purposes by
    Clearstream and Euroclear. Book-entry interests in the Notes may
    be transferred within the Depositary in accordance with
    procedures established for this purpose by the Depositary.
    Transfers of book-entry interests in the Notes among Clearstream
    and Euroclear and the Depositary may be effected in accordance
    with procedures established for this purpose by Clearstream,
    Euroclear and the Depositary.
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    Payments of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
    the Notes represented by the Global Securities registered in the
    name of and held by the Depositary or its nominee will be made
    to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the
    registered owners and holder of the Global Securities.
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    Conveyance of notices and other communications by the Depositary
    to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect
    Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect
    Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by
    arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory
    requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Neither the Depositary nor any other nominee of the Depositary
    will consent or vote with respect to the Global Securities.
    Under its usual procedures, the Depositary mails an Omnibus
    Proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The
    Omnibus Proxy assigns the Depositary&#146;s consenting or voting
    rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Global
    Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a
    listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy). Principal, premium, if
    any, and interest payments in respect of the Global Securities
    will be made to the Depositary or any other nominee as may be
    requested by an authorized representative of the Depositary. the
    Depositary&#146;s practice is to credit Direct
    Participants&#146; accounts, upon the Depositary&#146;s receipt
    of funds and corresponding detail information from us or the
    trustee on the payment date in accordance with their respective
    holdings shown on the Depositary&#146;s records. Payments by
    Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial
    Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary
    practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts
    of customers in bearer form or registered in &#147;street
    name,&#148; and will be the responsibility of each such Direct
    or Indirect Participant and not that of the Depositary, the
    trustee
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    or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as
    may be in effect from time to time. Principal, premium, if any,
    and interest payments in respect of the Global Securities to the
    Depositary or other nominee requested by an authorized
    representative of the Depositary) is our responsibility,
    disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the
    responsibility of the Depositary and disbursement of such
    payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of
    Direct Participants and Indirect Participants.
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    The laws of some states require that certain persons take
    physical delivery of securities in definitive form.
    Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a
    Global Security to those persons may be limited. In addition,
    because the Depositary can act only on behalf of Direct
    Participants, which, in turn, act on behalf of Indirect
    Participants and certain banks, the ability of a person having a
    beneficial interest in a Global Security to pledge that interest
    to persons or entities that do not participate in the Depositary
    system, or otherwise take actions in respect of that interest,
    may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing
    that interest.
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    Initial settlement for the Notes will be made in immediately
    available funds. Secondary market trading between the Depositary
    participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with
    the Depositary&#146;s rules and will be settled in immediately
    available funds using the Depositary&#146;s
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">same-day</FONT>
    funds settlement system. Secondary market trading between
    Clearstream customers
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way in
    accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of
    Clearstream and Euroclear and will be settled using the
    procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately
    available funds.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or
    indirectly through the Depositary on the one hand, and directly
    or indirectly through Clearstream customers or Euroclear
    participants, on the other, will be effected in the Depositary
    in accordance with the Depositary&#146;s rules on behalf of the
    relevant European international clearing system by its
    U.S.&#160;depositary; however, such cross-market transactions
    will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European
    international clearing system by the counterparty in such system
    in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its
    established deadlines, in European time. The relevant European
    international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its
    settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its
    U.S.&#160;depository to take action to effect final settlement
    on its behalf by delivering interests in the Notes to or
    receiving interests in the Notes from the Depositary, and making
    or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">same-day</FONT>
    funds settlement applicable to the Depositary. Clearstream
    customers and Euroclear participants may not deliver
    instructions directly to their respective U.S.&#160;Depositaries.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Because of time-zone differences, credits of interests in the
    Notes received by Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a
    transaction with a the Depositary participant will be made
    during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the
    business day following the Depositary settlement date. Such
    credits or any transactions involving interests in such Notes
    settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant
    Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants on such business
    day. Cash received by Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of
    sales of interests in the Notes by or through a Clearstream
    customer or a Euroclear participant to a the Depositary
    participant will be received with value on the Depositary
    settlement date but will be available in the relevant
    Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business
    day following settlement in the Depositary.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Although the Depositary, Clearstream and Euroclear have each
    agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate
    transfers of interests in the Notes among their participants,
    they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform
    such procedures and such procedures may be changed or
    discontinued at any time.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole to
    another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary
    selected or approved by us or to a nominee of that successor
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    Depositary. A Global Security is exchangeable for definitive
    notes in registered form in authorized denominations only if:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    the Depositary notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to
    continue as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not
    appointed by us within 90&#160;days;
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    the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered or in
    good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or
    other applicable statute or regulation and a successor
    corporation is not appointed by us within 90&#160;days;&#160;or
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    we, in our sole discretion, determine not to require that all of
    the Notes be represented by a Global Security.
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    The information in this section has been obtained from sources
    that we believe to be reliable, but neither we nor the
    underwriters take any responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MATERIAL
    UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES</FONT></B>
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    The following summary describes the material United States
    federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and
    disposition of the Notes, but does not purport to be a complete
    analysis of all potential tax considerations. This section is
    based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
    &#147;Code&#148;), its legislative history, existing regulations
    under the Code, published rulings and court decisions, all as
    currently in effect on the date hereof. These laws and
    interpretations are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive
    basis. No assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue
    Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) will agree with the views expressed in
    this summary, or that a court will not sustain any challenge by
    the IRS in the event of litigation.
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    Unless otherwise stated, this summary deals only with Notes held
    as capital assets within the meaning of Section&#160;1221 of the
    Code (generally, assets held for investment) by holders that
    purchase Notes in this offering at the offering price. The tax
    treatment of a holder may vary depending on that holder&#146;s
    particular situation. This summary does not address all of the
    tax consequences that may be relevant to holders that may be
    subject to special tax treatment such as, for example, insurance
    companies, broker-dealers, tax-exempt organizations, certain
    financial institutions, real estate investment trusts, traders
    in securities that elect to use a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT>
    method of accounting for its securities holdings, regulated
    investment companies, persons holding Notes as part of a
    straddle, hedge, constructive sale, conversion transaction or
    other integrated transaction for U.S.&#160;income tax purposes,
    persons holding Notes through a partnership or other
    pass-through entity or arrangement, U.S.&#160;holders whose
    functional currency is not the U.S.&#160;dollar, certain former
    U.S.&#160;citizens or long-term residents, persons that acquire
    their Notes in connection with employment or other performance
    of personal services, retirement plans (including individual
    retirement accounts and tax-deferred accounts), and persons
    subject to the alternative minimum tax. In addition, this
    summary does not address any aspects of state, local, or foreign
    tax laws or any U.S.&#160;federal tax considerations (e.g.,
    estate or gift tax) other than U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    considerations, that may be applicable to particular holders.
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    If a partnership (including for this purpose any entity or
    arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S.&#160;federal
    income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of a Note, the tax
    treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend
    upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the
    partnership. A holder of a Note that is a partnership and any
    partners in such partnership should consult their own tax
    advisors.
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    <I>Each holder is urged to consult its own tax advisor to
    determine the federal, state, local, foreign and other tax
    consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the
    Notes in the light of its own particular circumstances. This
    summary of the material United States federal income tax
    considerations is for general information only and is not tax
    advice.</I>
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">U.S.
    Holders</FONT></I></B>
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    For purposes of this summary, the term
    &#147;U.S.&#160;holder&#148; means a beneficial owner of a Note
    that is, for United States federal income tax purposes:
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    an individual citizen or resident of the United States,
    including an alien individual who is a lawful permanent resident
    of the United States or who meets the substantial presence test
    under Code Section&#160;7701(b);
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    a legal entity (1)&#160;created or organized in or under the
    laws of the United States, any state in the United States or the
    District of Columbia and (2)&#160;treated as a corporation for
    United States federal income tax purposes;
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    an estate the income of which is subject to United States
    federal income taxation regardless of its source;&#160;or
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    a trust if (1)&#160;a court within the United States is able to
    exercise primary supervision over the administration of the
    trust and one or more United States persons have the authority
    to control
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    all substantial decisions of the trust or (2)&#160;the trust has
    in effect a valid election to be treated as a domestic trust for
    United States federal income tax purposes.
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    <B><I>Stated Interest on the Notes</I></B>&#160;&#160;Generally,
    stated interest on a Note will be includible in a
    U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s gross income and taxable as ordinary
    income for U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes at the time
    such interest is paid or accrued in accordance with such
    holder&#146;s regular method of tax accounting. It is
    anticipated that the Notes will be issued without original issue
    discount or, if issued at a discount from the principal amount
    of the Notes, with an amount of discount that is less than the
    statutory <I>de minimis </I>amount.
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    <B><I>Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Retirement of a
    Note</I></B>&#160;&#160;Each U.S.&#160;holder generally will
    recognize capital gain or loss upon a sale, exchange,
    redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note
    measured by the difference, if any, between (i)&#160;the amount
    of cash and the fair market value of any property received
    (except to the extent that the cash or other property received
    in respect of a Note is attributable to the payment of accrued
    interest on the Note, which amount will be treated as a payment
    of interest) and (ii)&#160;the U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s adjusted
    tax basis in the Note. The gain or loss will be long-term
    capital gain or loss if the Note has been held for more than one
    year at the time of the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement
    or other taxable disposition. Long-term capital gains of
    non-corporate holders may be eligible for reduced rates of
    taxation. The deductibility of capital losses by both corporate
    and non-corporate holders is subject to limitations. A
    U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s adjusted basis in a Note generally will
    be the amount paid for the Note reduced by any principal
    payments received on the Note.
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    <B><I>Recent Legislation&#160;&#151; Unearned Income Medicare
    Contribution</I></B>&#160;&#160;Recently enacted legislation
    requires certain U.S.&#160;holders who are individuals, estates
    or trusts to pay an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on unearned
    income for taxable years beginning after December&#160;31, 2012.
    This tax would apply to interest on and capital gains from the
    sale or other disposition of a Note. U.S.&#160;holders should
    consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of this
    legislation on the ownership or disposition of a Note.
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    <B><I>Information Reporting and Backup
    Withholding</I></B>&#160;&#160;Information reporting will
    generally apply to reportable payments, including interest and
    principal on a Note, to U.S.&#160;holders that are not exempt
    recipients (such as individuals). In addition, backup
    withholding will apply if the U.S.&#160;holder, among other
    things, (i)&#160;fails to furnish a social security number or
    other taxpayer identification number (&#147;TIN&#148;) certified
    under penalties of perjury within a reasonable time after the
    request therefor, (ii)&#160;furnishes an incorrect TIN,
    (iii)&#160;fails to properly report the receipt of interest or
    dividends or (iv)&#160;under certain circumstances, fails to
    provide a certified statement, signed under penalties of
    perjury, that the TIN furnished is the correct number and that
    the holder is not subject to backup withholding. A
    U.S.&#160;holder that does not provide its correct TIN also may
    be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS.
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    The current backup withholding rate is 28%. That rate is
    scheduled to increase to 31% beginning January&#160;1, 2013.
    Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts
    withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a
    U.S.&#160;holder generally will be allowed as a refund or as a
    credit against that holder&#146;s U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    liability, provided the requisite procedures are followed.
    U.S.&#160;holders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors
    as to their qualification for exemption from backup withholding
    and the procedure for obtaining such exemption.
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    Information reporting and backup withholding will not apply with
    respect to payments made to &#147;exempt recipients&#148; (such
    as corporations and tax-exempt organizations) provided, if
    requested, their exemptions from backup withholding are properly
    established.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT>
    Holders</FONT></I></B>
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    The following discussion applies to you if you are a beneficial
    owner other than a U.S.&#160;holder as defined above or a
    partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a
    partnership for U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes (a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.&#160;holder&#148;).</FONT>
    Special rules may apply to you or your shareholders if you are a
    &#147;controlled foreign corporation&#148; or &#147;passive
    foreign investment company.&#148; You should consult your
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    own tax advisor to determine the United States federal, state,
    local and other tax consequences that may be relevant to you in
    your particular circumstances.
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    <B><I>Payments of Interest on the Notes</I></B>&#160;&#160;Under
    the &#147;portfolio interest&#148; exemption, the 30%
    U.S.&#160;federal withholding tax that is generally imposed on
    interest from United States sources should not apply to any
    payment of principal or interest (including original issue
    discount) on the Notes, provided that:
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    you do not conduct a trade or business within the United States
    to which the interest is effectively connected;
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    you do not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the
    total combined voting power of all classes of our stock that are
    entitled to vote within the meaning of the Code and the
    U.S.&#160;Treasury regulations;
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    you are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to
    us through stock ownership;
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    you are not a bank whose receipt of interest on the Notes is
    described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code;&#160;and
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    you fully and properly execute an IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN</FONT>
    (or a suitable substitute form), and certify, under penalties of
    perjury, that you are not a United States person; or a qualified
    intermediary holding the Notes on your behalf provides us with
    an IRS Form
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">W-8IMY</FONT> (or a
    suitable substitute form) that, among other things, certifies
    that it has determined that you are not a U.S.&#160;person.
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    Special certification and other rules apply to certain
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    that are pass-through entities rather than individuals.
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    We do not intend to withhold on payments of interest on the
    Notes if the above requirements are met.
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    If you cannot satisfy the requirements described above, interest
    payments made to you on the Notes generally will be subject to
    the 30% United States federal withholding tax. If a treaty
    applies, however, you may be eligible for a reduced rate of
    withholding. Similarly, payments on the Notes that are
    effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business
    within the United States are not subject to the 30% withholding
    tax, but instead are generally subject to United States federal
    income tax, on a net income basis, as described below. In order
    to claim any such exemption or reduction in the 30% withholding
    tax, you should provide a properly executed IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN</FONT>
    (or a suitable substitute form) claiming a reduction of or an
    exemption from withholding under an applicable tax treaty or IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8ECI</FONT>
    (or a suitable substitute form) stating that such payments are
    not subject to withholding because they are effectively
    connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United
    States. Such forms are available on the IRS website at
    <I>www.irs.gov</I>. You may be required to update these forms
    periodically. Special procedures are provided under applicable
    U.S.&#160;Treasury regulations for payments through qualified
    intermediaries or certain financial institutions that hold
    customers&#146; Notes in the ordinary course of their trade or
    business.
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    Except to the extent provided by an applicable income tax
    treaty, if you are engaged in a trade or business in the United
    States (and, if a tax treaty applies, you maintain a permanent
    establishment within the United States) and interest on the
    Notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or
    business (and if a treaty applies, attributable to that
    permanent establishment), you will be subject to United States
    federal income tax (but not the 30% withholding tax described
    above) on such income on a net income basis in generally the
    same manner as if you were a U.S.&#160;person. In addition, if
    you are a foreign corporation, you may be subject to an
    additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate (or such lower rate
    or exemption as may be specified by an applicable tax treaty),
    which is generally imposed on a foreign corporation on the
    actual and deemed repatriation from the United States of
    earnings and profits attributable to a United States trade or
    business.
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    <B><I>Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Retirement of a
    Note</I></B>&#160;&#160;Any gain or income realized on the
    disposition of a Note generally will not be subject to United
    States federal income tax unless (1)&#160;that gain or income is
    effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business
    in the United States; or
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    (2)&#160;you are an individual who is present in the United
    States for 183&#160;days or more in the taxable year of that
    disposition, and certain other conditions are met.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Except to the extent provided by an applicable income tax
    treaty, gain that is effectively connected with the conduct of a
    U.S.&#160;trade or business will be subject to U.S.&#160;federal
    income tax on a net basis at the rates applicable to
    U.S.&#160;persons generally (and, if you are a corporation, may
    also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax described above
    unless reduced or exempted by an applicable income tax treaty).
    Except to the extent provided by an applicable income tax
    treaty, if you are an individual present in the United States
    for 183&#160;days or more in the taxable year and meet certain
    other conditions, then you will be subject to U.S.&#160;federal
    income tax at a rate of 30% on the amount by which capital gains
    from U.S.&#160;sources (including gains from the sale or other
    disposition of the Notes) exceed capital losses allocable to
    U.S.&#160;sources.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><I>Information Reporting and Backup
    Withholding</I></B>&#160;&#160;Generally, if you are a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    we or our agent must report annually to you and to the IRS the
    amount of any payments of interest to you, your name and
    address, and the amount of tax withheld, if any. Copies of the
    information returns reporting those interest payments and
    amounts withheld may be available to the tax authorities in the
    country in which you reside under the provisions of any
    applicable income tax treaty or exchange of information
    agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If you provide the applicable IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN,</FONT>
    IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8IMY</FONT>
    or other applicable form, together with all appropriate
    attachments, signed under penalties of perjury, identifying
    yourself and stating that you are not a United States person,
    you generally will not be subject to U.S.&#160;backup
    withholding with respect to interest payments (provided that
    neither our Company nor our agent knows or has reason to know
    that you are a U.S.&#160;person or that the conditions of any
    other exemptions are not in fact satisfied).
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Under current Treasury Regulations, payments on the sale,
    exchange, redemption or other taxable disposition of a note made
    to or through a U.S.&#160;office of a broker generally will be
    subject to information reporting and backup withholding unless
    you either certify your status as a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    under penalties of perjury on the applicable IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN,</FONT>
    IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8IMY</FONT>
    or other applicable form (as described above) or otherwise
    establish an exemption. The payment of the proceeds on the
    disposition of a note by you to or through a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;office</FONT>
    of a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;broker</FONT>
    generally will not be subject to backup withholding or
    information reporting. However, the payment of proceeds on the
    disposition of a note to or through a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;office</FONT>
    of a U.S.&#160;broker or a U.S.&#160;Related Person (as defined
    below) generally will be subject to information reporting (but
    not backup withholding) unless you certify your status as a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    under penalties of perjury or otherwise establish an exemption,
    or unless the broker has certain documentary evidence in its
    files as to your foreign status and has no actual knowledge or
    reason to know that you are a U.S.&#160;person or that the
    conditions of any other exemptions are not in fact satisfied.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    For this purpose, a &#147;U.S.&#160;Related Person&#148; is
    (i)&#160;a &#147;controlled foreign corporation&#148; for
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes, (ii)&#160;a foreign
    person 50% or more of whose gross income from all sources for a
    specified three-year period is derived from activities that are
    effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S.&#160;trade or
    business, (iii)&#160;a foreign partnership with certain
    connections to the United States, or (iv)&#160;a
    U.S.&#160;branch of a foreign bank or insurance company.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Backup withholding is not an additional tax and may be refunded
    (or credited against the holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax
    liability, if any), provided that certain required information
    is timely furnished to the IRS. You should consult your own tax
    advisor as to the application of withholding and backup
    withholding in your particular circumstance and your
    qualification for obtaining an exemption from backup withholding
    and information reporting under current Treasury regulations.
</DIV>

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    <B>THE PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN MATERIAL
    U.S.&#160;FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL
    INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. WE URGE EACH PROSPECTIVE
    INVESTOR TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR
    FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE
    ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR NOTES, INCLUDING
    THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">UNDERWRITING</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill
    Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith Incorporated, Morgan
    Stanley&#160;&#038; Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo
    Securities, LLC are acting as representatives of the
    underwriters named below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Subject to the terms and conditions in the underwriting
    agreement dated the date of this prospectus supplement, each
    underwriter named below has severally agreed to purchase, and we
    have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the principal amount of
    the Notes set forth opposite the underwriter&#146;s name.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Amount<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Underwriters</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">of Notes</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Citigroup Global Markets Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    89,700,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -53pt; margin-left: 53pt">
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith<BR>
    Incorporated
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    89,700,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Morgan Stanley&#160;&#038; Co. LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    89,700,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    UBS Securities LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    89,700,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    89,700,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Barclays Capital Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34,500,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    RBC Capital Markets, LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34,500,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,625,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,625,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    BB&#038;T Capital Markets, a division of Scott&#160;&#038;
    Stringfellow, LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fifth Third Securities, Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    JJB Hilliard, WL Lyons LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Oppenheimer&#160;&#038; Co. Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Mizuho Securities USA Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Morgan Keegan&#160;&#038; Company, Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert W. Baird&#160;&#038; Co. Incorporated
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stifel, Nicolaus&#160;&#038; Company, Incorporated
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,875,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    B.C. Ziegler and Co.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    D.A. Davidson&#160;&#038; Co.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Davenport&#160;&#038; Company LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Mesirow Financial, Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Pershing LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Wedbush Securities Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    William Blair&#160;&#038; Company, LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    The Williams Capital Group, L.P.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,437,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
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    Total
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    575,000,000
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the
    underwriters to purchase the Notes included in this offering are
    subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other
    conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all the
    Notes if they purchase any of the Notes.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriters propose to offer some of the Notes directly to
    the public at the price to public set forth on the cover page of
    this prospectus supplement and some of the Notes to dealers at
    the price to public less a concession not to exceed $0.50 per
    Note; provided, however, that such concession for sales to
    certain institutions will not be in excess of $0.30 per Note.
    The underwriters may allow, and dealers may reallow, a
    concession not to exceed $0.45 per Note on sales to other
    dealers. After the initial offering of the Notes to the public,
    the representatives may change the price to public and
    concessions.
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    The amount of the underwriting discount (expressed as a
    percentage of the principal amount of the Notes) to be paid by
    us to the underwriters in connection with this offering is
    3.15%. However, the amount of the underwriting discount
    (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Notes)
    to be paid by us to the underwriters in connection with this
    offering for sales to certain institutions is 2.00%.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the
    Notes. We intend to list the Notes on the New York Stock
    Exchange and expect trading in the Notes on the New York Stock
    Exchange to begin within 30&#160;days after the Notes are first
    issued. In order to meet one of the requirements for listing the
    Notes, the underwriters will undertake to sell the Notes to a
    minimum of 400 beneficial holders.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established
    trading market. The underwriters have advised us that they
    intend to make a market in the Notes but are not obligated to do
    so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice.
    Neither we nor the underwriters can assure you that the trading
    market for the Notes will be liquid.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable within
    30&#160;days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to
    purchase up to an additional $86,250,000 aggregate principal
    amount of the Notes at the price to public set forth on the
    cover page of this prospectus supplement less the underwriting
    discount. To the extent the option is exercised, each
    underwriter will become obligated to purchase approximately the
    same percentage of the additional Notes as the underwriter
    purchased in the original offering. If the underwriters&#146;
    option is exercised in full, and assuming no additional sales to
    certain institutions in connection with the exercise of this
    option, the total price to the public would be $661,250,000, the
    total underwriting discount would be $18,276,663 and total
    proceeds, before deducting expenses, to us would be $642,973,338.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    In connection with this offering, the representatives, on behalf
    of the underwriters, may purchase and sell the Notes in the open
    market. These transactions may include over-allotment, syndicate
    covering transactions and stabilizing transactions.
    Over-allotment involves syndicate sales of the Notes in excess
    of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased by the
    underwriters in the offering, which creates a syndicate short
    position. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchase of
    the Notes in the open market after the distribution has been
    completed in order to cover syndicate short positions.
    Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of
    the Notes made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a
    decline in the market price of the Notes while the offering is
    in progress.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The representatives also may impose a penalty bid. Penalty bids
    permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a
    syndicate member when the representatives, in covering syndicate
    short positions or making stabilizing purchases, repurchase the
    Notes originally sold by that syndicate member.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Any of these activities may have the effect of preventing or
    retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes. They may
    also cause the price of the Notes to be higher than the price
    that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of
    these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these
    transactions in the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT>
    market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these
    transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We estimate that our total expenses for this offering, not
    including the underwriting discount, will be approximately
    $400,000.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
    which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
    &#147;Relevant Member State&#148;), each underwriter has
    represented and agreed that with effect from and including the
    date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that
    Relevant Member State (the &#147;Relevant Implementation
    Date&#148;) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes
    which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this
    prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the
    public in that Relevant Member State other than:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    (a)&#160;to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as
    defined in the Prospectus Directive;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    (b)&#160;to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has
    implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending
    Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified
    investors as defined
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    in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus
    Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the
    representatives of the underwriters for any such offer; or
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    (c)&#160;in any other circumstances falling within
    Article&#160;3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    provided that no such offer of Notes shall require us or any
    underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article&#160;3
    of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision,
    the expression an &#147;offer of notes to the public&#148; in
    relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the
    communication in any form and by any means of sufficient
    information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be
    offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or
    subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member
    State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in
    that Member State.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus have been
    prepared on the basis that any offer of notes in any Relevant
    Member State will be made pursuant to an exemption under the
    Prospectus Directive from the requirement to publish a
    prospectus for offers of Notes. Accordingly, any person making
    or intending to make an offer in that Relevant Member State of
    Notes which are the subject of the placement contemplated in
    this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may
    only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us
    or any of the underwriters to publish a prospectus pursuant to
    Article&#160;3 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in
    relation to such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have
    authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of
    Notes in circumstances in which an obligation arises for us or
    the underwriters to publish a prospectus for such offer.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The expression &#147;Prospectus Directive&#148; means Directive
    2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD
    Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant
    Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in
    the Relevant Member State and the expression &#147;2010 PD
    Amending Directive&#148; means Directive 2010/73/EU.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are
    only being distributed to, and are only directed at,
    (1)&#160;persons who are outside the United Kingdom or
    (2)&#160;investment professionals falling within
    Article&#160;19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act
    2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the &#147;Order&#148;) or
    (3)&#160;high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it
    may lawfully be communicated, falling within
    Article&#160;49(2)(a) to (d)&#160;of the Order (each such person
    being referred to as a &#147;relevant person&#148;). The Notes
    are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to
    subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire the Notes will be
    engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a
    relevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus
    supplement or the accompanying prospectus or any of their
    contents.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    (a)&#160;it has only communicated or caused to be communicated
    and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an
    invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
    (within the meaning of Section&#160;21 of the Financial Services
    and Markets Act 2000 (&#147;FSMA&#148;) received by it in
    connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances
    in which Section&#160;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    (b)&#160;it has complied and will comply with all applicable
    provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in
    relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United
    Kingdom.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriters have performed investment banking and advisory
    services for us and our affiliates from time to time for which
    they have received customary fees and expenses. The underwriters
    may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform
    services for us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of
    their business. In addition, certain underwriters or their
    affiliates may provide credit to us and our affiliates as
    lenders.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain
    liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or
    to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to
    make because of any of these liabilities.
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    It is expected that delivery of the Notes will be made on or
    about the date specified on the cover page of this prospectus
    supplement, which will be the fifth business day following the
    date of this prospectus supplement. Under
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;15c6-1</FONT>
    of the SEC under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary
    market generally are required to settle in three business days,
    unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise.
    Accordingly, the purchasers who wish to trade the Notes on the
    date of this prospectus supplement or the next succeeding
    business day will be required to specify an alternate settlement
    cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed
    settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes
    on the date of this prospectus supplement or the next succeeding
    business day should consult their own advisors.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXPERTS</FONT></B>
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    The consolidated financial statements of Qwest Corporation as of
    December&#160;31, 2010 and 2009 and for each of the years in the
    three-year period ended December&#160;31, 2010, have been
    incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of
    KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm,
    incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said
    firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">LEGAL
    MATTERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re&#160;&#038;
    Den&#232;gre, L.L.P., New Orleans, Louisiana, and Margaret E.
    McCandless, our internal legal counsel, will pass on certain
    legal matters for us relating to the offering of the Notes.
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, New York, will
    pass on certain legal matters for the underwriters.
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    PROSPECTUS
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">QWEST
    COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">QWEST
    CORPORATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">QWEST
    SERVICES CORPORATION, as Guarantor</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">QWEST
    CAPITAL FUNDING, INC., as Guarantor</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Debt
    Securities<BR>
    Preferred Stock<BR>
    Common Stock<BR>
    Purchase Contracts<BR>
    Depositary Shares<BR>
    Guarantees of Debt Securities<BR>
    Warrants<BR>
    Units</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    By this prospectus, QCII, QC, QSC and QCF may from time to time
    offer securities to the public. We will provide specific terms
    of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You
    should read this prospectus and each applicable supplement
    carefully before you invest. Any QCII debt securities we issue
    under this prospectus may be guaranteed by QSC
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> QCF,
    direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of QCII.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCII&#146;s common stock is listed on the New York Stock
    Exchange under the ticker symbol &#147;Q.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
    securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
    complete. Any representations to the contrary are a criminal
    offense.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless it
    is accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    You should rely only on the information incorporated by
    reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus
    supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you
    with different information or to make additional
    representations. We are not making or soliciting an offer of any
    securities other than the securities described in this
    prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We are not making or
    soliciting an offer of these securities in any state or
    jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted or in any
    circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
    You should not assume that the information contained or
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus
    supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the
    front of those documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.
    See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; contained in the applicable
    prospectus supplement.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We will sell these securities directly, or through agents,
    dealers or underwriters as designated from time to time, or
    through a combination of these methods. We reserve the sole
    right to accept, and together with our agents, dealers and
    underwriters reserve the right to reject, in whole or in part,
    any proposed purchase of securities to be made directly or
    through agents, underwriters or dealers. If any agents, dealers
    or underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities, the
    relevant prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable
    commissions or discounts. Our net proceeds from the sale of
    securities also will be set forth in the relevant prospectus
    supplement.
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>The date of this prospectus is December&#160;12, 2008.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ABOUT
    THIS PROSPECTUS</FONT></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus is part of a registration statement that QCII,
    QC, QSC, and QCF filed with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) using a &#147;shelf&#148;
    registration or continuous offering process. Under this
    registration statement, we may sell any combination of the
    securities described in this prospectus from time to time,
    either separately or in units, in one or more offerings.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Each time we sell any securities under this prospectus, we will
    provide a prospectus supplement containing specific information
    about the terms of that offering. That prospectus supplement may
    also add, update or change information contained in this
    prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the
    information contained in this prospectus and any information
    incorporated by reference herein, on the one hand, and the
    information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement
    and any information incorporated by reference therein, on the
    other hand, you should rely on the information in the applicable
    prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference therein. You
    should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement
    together with the additional information described under the
    heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; The
    registration statement containing this prospectus, including the
    exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional
    information about us and the securities offered under this
    prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits,
    can be read at the SEC&#146;s website or at the SEC&#146;s
    offices mentioned under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find
    More Information.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise
    requires or indicates:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    &#147;QCII&#148; refers to Qwest Communications International
    Inc., a Delaware corporation;
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    &#147;QC&#148; refers to Qwest Corporation, a Colorado
    corporation, which is a direct subsidiary of QSC and an indirect
    subsidiary of QCII;
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    &#147;QSC&#148; refers to Qwest Services Corporation, a Colorado
    corporation, which is a direct subsidiary of QCII;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    &#147;QCF&#148; refers to Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., a
    Colorado corporation, which is a direct subsidiary of
    QCII;&#160;and
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    &#147;Qwest,&#148; the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148;
    &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; or similar terms refer to
    QCII and its consolidated subsidiaries, including QC, QSC and
    QCF.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">WHERE YOU
    CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCII files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
    statements and other information with the SEC. QC files annual,
    quarterly and current reports with the SEC. You may access and
    read QCII&#146;s and QC&#146;s SEC filings, including the
    complete registration statement and all exhibits to it, over the
    Internet at the SEC&#146;s web site at
    <I><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov</FONT></I>.
    This uniform resource locator is included in this prospectus as
    an inactive textual reference only. Unless specifically listed
    under &#147;Incorporation By Reference&#148; below, the
    information contained on the SEC website is not intended to be
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus and you should not
    consider that information a part of this prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    You may read and copy any document QCII or QC files with the SEC
    at the SEC&#146;s Public Reference Room located at
    450&#160;Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549. You
    may also request copies of the documents that QCII or QC files
    with the SEC by writing to the SEC&#146;s Public Reference Room,
    450&#160;Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549, at
    prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330</FONT>
    for further information on the operation of the Public Reference
    Room and copying charges.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCII&#146;s SEC filings are also available at the offices of the
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20&#160;Broad Street, New York,
    NY 10005. We also post QCII&#146;s and QC&#146;s SEC filings on
    our website at
    <I><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.qwest.com</FONT></I>.
    Our website address is included in this prospectus as an
    inactive textual reference only. Information contained on our
    website is not intended to be incorporated by reference in this
    prospectus and you should not consider that information a part
    of this prospectus.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INCORPORATION
    BY REFERENCE</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the
    information we file with it, which means we can disclose
    important information to you by referring you to other documents
    that contain that information. The information incorporated by
    reference is an important part of this prospectus. Any
    information that we file with the SEC in the future and
    incorporate by reference will automatically update and supersede
    the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
    prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCII (File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;001-15577)</FONT>
    filed the following documents with the SEC and incorporates them
    by reference into this prospectus:
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    the description of its common stock contained in its
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-A</FONT>
    filed December&#160;27, 1999, including any amendment or report
    filed for the purpose of updating this description;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    its Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2007, filed on
    February&#160;12, 2008 (&#147;QCII&#146;s 2007
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-K&#148;),</FONT>
    which incorporates by reference certain portions of its proxy
    statement dated April&#160;4, 2008;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    its Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended March&#160;31, 2008, filed on May&#160;6,
    2008, its Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended June&#160;30, 2008, filed on
    August&#160;6, 2008, and its Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended September&#160;30, 2008, filed on
    October&#160;29, 2008 (&#147;QCII&#146;s 2008
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-Qs&#148;);&#160;and</FONT>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    its Current Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    filed January&#160;28, 2008, February&#160;12, 2008,
    February&#160;26, 2008, April&#160;4, 2008 (two filed on this
    date), May&#160;6, 2008, July&#160;29, 2008, August&#160;20,
    2008, and September&#160;15, 2008.
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    QC (File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;001-03040)</FONT>
    filed the following documents with the SEC and incorporates them
    by reference into this prospectus:
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    its Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2007, filed on
    February&#160;12, 2008 (&#147;QC&#146;s 2007
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-K&#148;);</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    its Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended March&#160;31, 2008, filed on May&#160;6,
    2008, its Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended June&#160;30, 2008, filed on
    August&#160;6, 2008, and its Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarter ended September&#160;30, 2008, filed on
    October&#160;30, 2008 (&#147;QC&#146;s 2008
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-Qs&#148;);&#160;and</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    its Current Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    filed April&#160;4, 2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    All documents that QCII and QC file with the SEC pursuant to
    Sections&#160;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) after the
    date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of all
    offerings made pursuant to this prospectus also will be deemed
    to be incorporated herein by reference and will automatically
    update information in this prospectus. Nothing in this
    prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished
    but not filed with the SEC, including information furnished
    pursuant to Item&#160;2.02 or Item&#160;7.01 of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K.</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Statements made in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement
    or in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus
    as to the contents of any contract or other document are not
    necessarily complete. In each instance we refer you to the copy
    of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the
    registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or as
    an exhibit to the documents incorporated by reference.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We will provide to you, at no cost, a copy of any document
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any exhibits
    specifically incorporated by reference in those documents. You
    may request copies of these filings from us by mail at the
    following address: Corporate Secretary, Qwest Communications
    International Inc., 1801 California Street, Denver, Colorado
    80202, or by telephone at the following telephone number:
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(303)&#160;992-1400.</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QSC and QCF are consolidated wholly owned subsidiaries of QCII.
    Under SEC rules, QSC and QCF are not required to file separate
    reports with the SEC, although certain consolidated financial
    information about QSC and QCF can be found in the footnotes to
    QCII&#146;s financial statements.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">FORWARD-LOOKING
    STATEMENTS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus contains or incorporates by reference
    forward-looking statements about our financial condition,
    results of operations and business. These statements include,
    among others:
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    statements concerning the benefits that we expect will result
    from our business activities and certain transactions we have
    completed, such as increased revenue, decreased expenses and
    avoided expenses and expenditures;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and
    strategies, anticipated developments and other matters that are
    not historical facts.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    These statements may be made expressly in this prospectus or may
    be incorporated by reference to other documents we file with the
    SEC. You can find many of these statements by looking for words
    such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;could,&#148;
    &#147;should,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148;
    &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148;
    &#147;estimates,&#148; or similar expressions used in this
    prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    These forward looking statements are subject to numerous
    assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual
    results to be materially different from any future results
    expressed or implied by us in those statements. Some of these
    risks are described under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and in
    &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations&#148; in QCII&#146;s 2007
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-K,</FONT>
    QCII&#146;s 2008
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-Qs,</FONT>
    QC&#146;s 2007
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-K</FONT> and
    QC&#146;s 2008
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">10-Qs.</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    These risk factors should be considered in connection with any
    subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or
    persons acting on our behalf may issue. Given these
    uncertainties, we caution investors not to unduly rely on our
    forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation
    to review or confirm analysts&#146; expectations or estimates or
    to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking
    statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
    this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
    events. Further, the information contained in this prospectus is
    a statement of our intention as of the date of this prospectus
    and is based upon, among other things, the existing regulatory
    environment, industry conditions, market conditions and prices,
    the economy in general and our assumptions as of such date. We
    may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based
    upon any changes in such factors, in our assumptions or
    otherwise.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    COMPANY</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCII provides voice, data, Internet and video services
    nationwide and globally. We continue to generate the majority of
    our revenue from services provided in the 14-state region of
    Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
    New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington
    and Wyoming. We refer to this region as our local service area.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QC,&#160;among other things, operates the regulated local
    telephone business of its ultimate parent, QCII. Its operations
    generally account for the majority of Qwest&#146;s consolidated
    revenue.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QSC is the direct corporate parent of QC and Qwest
    Communications Corporation, the entity through which Qwest
    conducts substantially all of its unregulated business.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCF facilitates the obtaining of debt financing for Qwest&#146;s
    affiliates.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Corporate
    Information</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCII, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated on
    February&#160;18, 1997. QCII will be the issuer of the
    securities to be sold pursuant to this prospectus other than any
    debt securities issued by QC and any guarantees issued by QSC
    and QCF.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QC,&#160;a Colorado corporation, was incorporated on
    July&#160;17, 1911. QC may be an issuer of debt securities to be
    sold pursuant to this prospectus. QSC is the direct corporate
    parent of QC.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QSC, a Colorado corporation, was incorporated on
    January&#160;16, 1996. QSC may be the issuer of guarantees of
    QCII debt securities issued pursuant to this prospectus. QCII is
    the direct corporate parent of QSC.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    QCF, a Colorado corporation, was incorporated on June&#160;10,
    1986. QCF may be the issuer of guarantees of QCII debt
    securities issued pursuant to this prospectus. QCII is the
    direct corporate parent of QCF.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The principal executive offices of QCII, QC, QSC and QCF are
    located at 1801 California Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, and
    their telephone number is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(303)&#160;992-1400.</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following chart illustrates the corporate structure of QCII
    and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the co-registrants.
    This chart is provided for illustrative purposes only and does
    not represent all legal entities of QCII and its consolidated
    subsidiaries.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <IMG src="h82643bx8264300.gif" alt=""><B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus
    supplement, the net proceeds we expect to receive from the sale
    of the securities will be used for general corporate purposes,
    which may include, among others, the following:
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    reduction or refinancing of existing debt;
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    making capital investments;
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    funding working capital requirements;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    funding possible acquisitions and investments.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Pending any specific application, net proceeds may initially be
    invested in short-term marketable securities or applied to the
    reduction of short-term indebtedness.
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RATIO OF
    EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following table sets forth QCII&#146;s and QC&#146;s
    consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine
    months ended September&#160;30, 2008 and each of the five years
    ended December&#160;31, 2007.
</DIV>

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    <B>Nine Months<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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    </B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Year Ended December&#160;31,</B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
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&nbsp;
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    <B>2005</B>
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    QCII
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    1.9
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    1.5
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    1.4
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    &#151;
</TD>
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    (b)
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    &#151;
</TD>
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    (b)
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    &#151;
</TD>
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    (b)
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    QC
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&nbsp;
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    &#147;Earnings&#148; for purposes of this ratio are unaudited
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    passed upon for us by Stephen E. Brilz,&#160;Esq. If legal
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    The consolidated financial statements and the related
    consolidated financial statement schedule of Qwest
    Communications International Inc. and Qwest Corporation as of
    December&#160;31, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the years in
    the three-year period ended December&#160;31, 2007, and
    management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal
    controls over financial reporting of Qwest Communications
    International Inc. as of December&#160;31, 2007, have been
    incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of
    KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm,
    incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said
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    The audit reports covering the consolidated financial statements
    of Qwest Communications International Inc. and Qwest Corporation
    as of December&#160;31, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the years
    in the three-year period ended December&#160;31, 2007, refer to
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">$575,000,000</FONT></B>
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