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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-085418
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110920
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110920

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:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03040
		FILM NUMBER:		111098912

	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 align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Qwest Corporation</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Colorado
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">84-0273800</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">100 CenturyLink Drive</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Monroe, Louisiana
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">71203</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of principal executive offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(zip code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Title of each class
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Name of each exchange on which</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">to be so registered
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">each class is to be registered</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">7.50% Notes due 2051
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">New York Stock Exchange</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A(c), check the following box.
<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A(d), check the following box. <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-156101
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act: None
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A description of the 7.50% Notes due 2051 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) of Qwest Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;)
is contained in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
333-156101), which was filed by the Company and certain of its affiliates as an automatic shelf
registration statement and was effective upon its filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December&nbsp;12, 2008, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement dated September&nbsp;14,
2011, relating to the Notes and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933.
Such description, as so supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Exhibits</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as a part of the registration statement:
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.1)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;15, 1999, by and between
Qwest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, National
Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Qwest Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.2)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;19,
2004, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank
National Association (incorporated by reference to
Qwest Communications International Inc.&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30,
2004, File No.&nbsp;001-15577).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.3)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Supplemental Indenture, dated November&nbsp;23, 2004,
by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed November
23, 2004, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.4)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;17, 2005, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23,
2005, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.5)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated August&nbsp;8, 2006, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed August
8, 2006, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.6)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated May&nbsp;16, 2007, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed May&nbsp;18,
2007, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.7)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April&nbsp;13, 2009, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed April
13, 2009, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.8)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;8, 2011, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-A filed June&nbsp;7, 2011, File No.
001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Eighth Supplemental Indenture by and between
Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association.</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.10)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
31, 1997, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.11)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
of Qwest Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Qwest Corporation&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.12)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Qwest Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
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    <TD> Previously filed.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">QWEST CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">Dated: September 20, 2011&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Stacey W. Goff
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Stacey W. Goff&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" nowrap>Executive Vice President and General Counsel&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.1)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;15, 1999, by and between
Qwest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, National
Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Qwest Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.2)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;19,
2004, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank
National Association (incorporated by reference to
Qwest Communications International Inc.&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30,
2004, File No.&nbsp;001-15577).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.3)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Supplemental Indenture, dated November&nbsp;23, 2004,
by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed November
23, 2004, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.4)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;17, 2005, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23,
2005, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.5)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated August&nbsp;8, 2006, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed August
8, 2006, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.6)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated May&nbsp;16, 2007, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed May&nbsp;18,
2007, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.7)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April&nbsp;13, 2009, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed April
13, 2009, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.8)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;8, 2011, by
and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National
Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest
Corporation&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-A filed June&nbsp;7, 2011, File No.
001-03040).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Eighth Supplemental Indenture by and between
Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.10)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
31, 1997, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.11)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
of Qwest Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Qwest Corporation&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4.12)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Qwest Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002, File No.&nbsp;001-03040).</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">QWEST CORPORATION<BR>
7.50% Notes due 2051
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Eighth Supplemental Indenture
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dated as of September&nbsp;21, 2011
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<BR>
as Trustee
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of September&nbsp;21, 2011 (this &#147;Supplemental Indenture&#148;)
by and between QWEST CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation (formerly known as U S WEST
Communications, Inc.) (the &#147;Company&#148;), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee under the
Indenture (as defined below) with respect to the Notes (as defined below) (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), as
amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), the Second
Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), the Third Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), the Fifth Supplemental Indenture (as defined
below), the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture
(as defined below). The Trustee, and each other trustee appointed as such with respect to the
Securities (as defined below) of any series issued under the Indenture, shall be the &#147;Trustee&#148; (as
defined in the Indenture, as supplemented hereby) for all purposes under the Indenture with respect
to the applicable series of Securities but, for the avoidance of doubt, not with respect to any
series of Securities for which such Trustee has not been appointed trustee under the terms of the
Indenture or any supplement thereto.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders of the Notes:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association (as successor in
interest to Bank One Trust Company, National Association), are parties to that certain Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;15, 1999 (the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as amended and supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture,
the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;)
providing for the issuance from time to time of senior debt securities (&#147;Securities&#148;) to be issued
in one or more series.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the First Supplemental Indenture (the
&#147;First Supplemental Indenture&#148;) dated as of August&nbsp;19, 2004, providing for the amendment and
supplement of the terms of the Base Indenture and the issuance by the Company of a series of
Securities designated as its 7.875% Notes due 2011, in an aggregate principal amount of
$575,000,000, none of which are currently outstanding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the Second Supplemental Indenture (the
&#147;Second Supplemental Indenture&#148;) dated as of November&nbsp;23, 2004, providing for the issuance by the
Company of additional notes of its series of Securities designated as its 7.875% Notes due 2011, in
an aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000, none of which are currently outstanding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the Third Supplemental Indenture (the
&#147;Third Supplemental Indenture&#148;) dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2005, providing for the issuance by the
Company of a series of Securities designated as its 7.625% Notes due 2015, in an aggregate
principal amount of $400,000,000, all of which are currently outstanding, and a series of
Securities designated as its Floating Rate Notes due 2013, in an aggregate principal amount of
$750,000,000, all of which are currently outstanding.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (the
&#147;Fourth Supplemental Indenture&#148;) dated as of August&nbsp;8, 2006, providing for the issuance by the
Company of a series of Securities designated as its 7.5% Notes due 2014, in an aggregate principal
amount of $600,000,000, all of which are currently outstanding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture (the
&#147;Fifth Supplemental Indenture&#148;) dated as of May&nbsp;16, 2007, providing for the issuance by the Company
of a series of Securities designated as its 6.5% Notes due 2017, in an aggregate principal amount
of $500,000,000, all of which are currently outstanding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the
&#147;Sixth Supplemental Indenture&#148;) dated as of April&nbsp;13, 2009, providing for the issuance by the
Company of a series of Securities designated as its 8 3/8% Notes due 2016, in an aggregate
principal amount of $810,500,000, all of which are currently outstanding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the Seventh Supplemental Indenture (the
&#147;Seventh Supplemental Indenture&#148;) dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2011, providing for the issuance by the
Company of a series of Securities designated as its 7.375% Notes due 2051, in an aggregate
principal amount of $661,250,000, all of which are currently outstanding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested the Trustee to execute and deliver this
Supplemental Indenture in order to establish and provide for the issuance by the Company of a
series of Securities designated as its 7.50% Notes due 2051 (the &#147;Notes&#148;), in an initial aggregate
principal amount of $500,000,000 (plus such additional principal amount of Notes, not exceeding
$75,000,000, if the over-allotment option of the underwriters of the Notes is exercised in whole or
in part). The Notes shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, Section&nbsp;9.01(8) of the Base Indenture provides that a supplemental indenture may be
entered into by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of any Holders to establish the
form and terms and conditions of Securities of any Series as permitted by Section&nbsp;2.02 of the Base
Indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Indenture for the execution and delivery of this
Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the
Company and the Trustee, in accordance with its terms, and a valid supplement to the Indenture have
been done.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the purchase and acceptance of the Notes
by the Holders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee, for the equal and
ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, that the Indenture is supplemented, to the extent
expressed herein, as follows:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">ARTICLE 1
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U>THE NOTES</U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;1.01 <U>Designation of Notes</U>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The changes, modifications and supplements to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental
Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and govern the terms of, the Notes, which shall
not be limited in aggregate principal amount, and shall not apply to any other Securities that have
been or may be issued under the Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such
other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. Pursuant to
this Supplemental Indenture, there is hereby created and designated a series of Securities under
the Indenture entitled &#147;7.50% Notes due 2051.&#148; The Notes shall be in the form of <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U>
hereto. Subject to the terms in the Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, the
Company may, at its option, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue additional notes
from time to time that will constitute a single series of Securities under the Indenture together
with the previously outstanding Notes.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;1.02 <U>Other Terms of the Notes</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Article&nbsp;1, the terms of the Notes shall be
as set forth in the form of Note set forth in <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U> hereto and as provided in the
Indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Notes shall be issuable in denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess
thereof. The Notes shall be payable and may be presented for payment, purchase, registration of
transfer and exchange, without service charge, at the office of the Company maintained for such
purpose in New York, New York, which shall initially be the office or agency of the Trustee.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;1.03 <U>Definitions</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Indenture. To the extent terms defined herein differ from the Indenture, the
terms defined herein will govern.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;For all purposes of the Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the meanings
assigned to them in this Supplemental Indenture, and include the plural, as well as the singular.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U>ADDITIONAL TERMS</U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;2.01 <U>Form and Dating</U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Notes issued shall be substantially in the form set forth in <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U> hereto,
deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or a
successor thereto registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other
applicable statute or regulation (the &#147;Depository&#148;), duly executed by the Company and authenticated
by the Trustee as hereinafter provided and shall bear any legends required by applicable law (the
&#147;Global Notes&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The aggregate principal amount of each of the Global Notes may from time to time be
increased or decreased by adjustments made by the Trustee on Schedule&nbsp;I to the Global Notes and on
the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;2.02 <U>Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Global Notes initially shall (i)&nbsp;be registered in the name of the Depository or the
nominee of such Depository, (ii)&nbsp;be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and
(iii)&nbsp;bear the legends required by the Depository as set forth in <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Members of, or participants in, the Depository (&#147;Participants&#148;) shall have no rights under
this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository, or the
Trustee as its custodian, or under any such Global Note, and the Depository may be treated by the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the
Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall
prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to
any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as
between the Depository and Participants, the operation of customary practices governing the
exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Participants and Persons that may hold interests through Participants, to take any action
which a Holder of any Note is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Indenture, a Global Note may only be
transferred in whole, and not in part, and may not be transferred as a whole except by the
Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or
another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor
Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository. Definitive Notes shall be transferred to all
beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in Global Notes, upon the written
request of such beneficial owners or upon the Company&#146;s written instructions to the Trustee, if (i)
the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to act as Depository for any
Global Note and a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company within 90&nbsp;days, (ii)&nbsp;the
Depository ceases to be a clearing agency registered or in good standing under the Securities
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, and a successor
Depository is not appointed by the Company within 90&nbsp;days or (iii)&nbsp;if an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing. In addition, definitive Notes shall be transferred to all
beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in Global Notes if the Company, in its
sole discretion, determines not to require that all of the Notes be represented by a Global Note.
In connection with the transfer of a Global Note as an entirety pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.02(d),
such Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation and (i)&nbsp;the
Company shall execute and (ii)&nbsp;the Trustee shall, upon written instructions from the Company,
authenticate and deliver to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in exchange for its
beneficial interest in such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Notes of
authorized denominations.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The Trustee shall have no responsibility for the actions or omissions of the Depository or
the accuracy of the books and records of the Depository.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">ARTICLE 3
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>MISCELLANEOUS</U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;3.01 <U>Amendment and Supplement</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Supplemental Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided for in the
Indenture.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;3.02 <U>Indenture</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of any conflict between this Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture, the
provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall prevail.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;3.03 <U>Governing Law</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes
created hereby.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;3.04 <U>No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt
agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be
used to interpret this Supplemental Indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;3.05 <U>Successors and Assigns.</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All covenants and agreements of the Company in this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall
bind its successors and assigns. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall
bind its successors and assigns.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;3.06 <U>Duplicate Originals</U>.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;3.07 <U>Severability</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplemental Indenture or in the
Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Eighth
Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&#091;Signature Page Follows&#093;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">SIGNATURES
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Eighth Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed, all as of the date first above written.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">QWEST CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&#091;Signature page to Eighth Supplemental Indenture&#093;
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;A</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. THIS
NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR
ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS
NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#147;DTC&#148;), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE &#038; CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE
&#038; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &#038; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap  valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">No. <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap  align="right" valign="bottom">PRINCIPAL AMOUNT</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD  nowrap valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">CUSIP No.&nbsp;74913G303
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD  nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$ <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Qwest Corporation 7.50% Note due 2051
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;QWEST CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Colorado (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred
to, being herein called the &#147;Company&#148;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede &#038; Co.,
or registered assigns, the principal sum of &#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95; MILLION DOLLARS ($&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;) (or such
other amount as shall be listed on Schedule&nbsp;I attached hereto) on September&nbsp;15, 2051 (the &#147;Maturity
Date&#148;), unless previously redeemed on any redemption date, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds of such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment
shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts and to pay interest thereon
quarterly on March&nbsp;15, June&nbsp;15, September&nbsp;15 and December&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing December&nbsp;15,
2011 (each, an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), and on the Maturity Date at the rate per annum specified
in the title of this Note, from September&nbsp;21, 2011 (or from the most recent Interest Payment Date
to which interest has been paid or duly provided for) until payment of said principal sum has been
made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall default in the
payment of interest due on any Interest Payment Date, then this Note shall bear interest from the
most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no
interest has been paid on this Note or duly provided for, from September&nbsp;21, 2011. The interest so
payable on any Interest Payment Date, as long as the Notes are represented by a global security,
subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture referred to herein, will be paid to the
person in whose name this Note shall be registered at the close of business on the Business Day (as
defined below) prior to such Interest Payment Date. If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity
Date is a Legal Holiday (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) in New York, New York, the
required payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday as if it was
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 or Maturity Date, as the case may be, to such next
succeeding day. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months. 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 90-day quarter of three
30-day months. &#147;Business Day&#148; means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Note is one of the duly authorized series of Securities of the Company, designated as the
Company&#146;s &#147;7.50% Notes due 2051&#148; (the &#147;Notes&#148;), initially limited to the aggregate principal amount
of $&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of October
15, 1999 between the Company and Bank of New York Trust Company National Association, as trustee
(as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company National Association), as supplemented by the
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;19, 2004 by and between the Company and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of
November&nbsp;23, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of
June&nbsp;17, 2005 between the Company and the Trustee, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
August&nbsp;8, 2006 between the
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Company and the Trustee, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;16, 2007 between the
Company and the Trustee, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;13, 2009 between the
Company and the Trustee, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2011 between the
Company and the Trustee and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;21, 2011
between the Company and the Trustee, as such may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time (as so amended, modified or supplemented, the &#147;Indenture&#148;), to which Indenture and all
indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights,
limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and
the Holders (the words &#147;Holders&#148; or &#147;Holder&#148; meaning the registered holders or registered holder of
the Notes).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Notes shall be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time
on and after September&nbsp;15, 2016, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all of the Notes
(or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with the Trustee or paying
agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions specified in the Indenture are
satisfied, then on and after such redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on such Notes (or
such portion thereof) called for redemption.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice of any redemption will be mailed not less than 15 nor more than 60 calendar days before
the redemption date to the Holder hereof at its registered address. Unless the Company defaults in
payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease on the
principal amount of this Note.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal hereof may be
declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable in the manner, with the effect
and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to certain specified exceptions, the Indenture contains provisions permitting (i)&nbsp;the
Company and the Trustee, with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of each series affected by a supplemental indenture (with each series
voting as a class), to enter into a supplemental indenture to add any provisions to or to change or
eliminate any provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or to modify, in certain
specified instances without the consent of Holders, the rights of the Holders of each such series,
and (ii)&nbsp;the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each series
affected by such waiver (with each series voting as a class), by notice to the Trustee to waive
compliance by the Company with any provision of the Indenture, any supplemental indenture or the
Securities of any such series.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times, at
the rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under this Note or the Indenture or for any claim
based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by
accepting this Note, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of this Note.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of this Note shall be proved by the register for the Notes kept by the Registrar.
The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name a Note is
registered as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is senior and unsecured and will rank in right of
payment on parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Terms used herein without definition that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use
CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to
the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of
redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee under the
Indenture referred to herein by the manual or facsimile signature of one of its authorized
officers, or on behalf of the Trustee by the manual or facsimile signature of an authorized officer
of the Trustee&#146;s authenticating agent, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed, manually or by
facsimile, and its corporate seal or a facsimile of its corporate seal to be imprinted hereon.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date: &#091;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#093;
</DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">QWEST CORPORATION</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(SEAL)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Name:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Name:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title:</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U>CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein, issued under the Indenture described
herein.
</DIV>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee<BR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U>ASSIGNMENT FORM</U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95; attorney to transfer said Note of Qwest Corporation on the books of Qwest
Corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dated: &#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;
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face of this Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">CHANGES TO PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY GLOBAL NOTE
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The initial principal amount of Securities evidenced by this Global Note is $&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;.
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