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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-128424
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170419
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170419

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:	333-202411-01
		FILM NUMBER:		17769431

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 4065
		STREET 2:		100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE
		CITY:			MONROE
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			71203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3183889000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 4065
		CITY:			MONROE
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			71203

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910109
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)<BR> Registration No. 333-202411-01<BR><BR> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP> </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of each class of securities offered</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;Maximum&nbsp;aggregate&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>offering price<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>registration&nbsp;fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.75% Notes due 2057 of Qwest Corporation</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$661,250,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$76,638.88</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Calculated and paid in accordance with Rule 456(b), Rule 457(o) and Rule 457(r). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Notes due 2057 that may be offered and sold pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters&#146; option to purchase additional 6.75% Notes due 2057 to cover
over-allotments, if any. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B> </B></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Prospectus&nbsp;Supplement </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(To Prospectus dated
March&nbsp;2, 2015) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$575,000,000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Qwest Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6.75%
Notes due 2057 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:19%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are offering $575,000,000 of 6.75% Notes due 2057 pursuant to this prospectus supplement. We will pay interest on the Notes quarterly in
arrears on March&nbsp;15, June&nbsp;15, September&nbsp;15 and December&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning September&nbsp;15, 2017. The Notes will mature on June&nbsp;15, 2057. We may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on and after
June&nbsp;15, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of
$25 in excess thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We intend to apply to list the Notes on
the New York Stock Exchange and, if the application is approved, expect trading in the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange to begin within 30 days after the Notes are first issued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank senior in right of payment 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 Notes will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of our future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing any
such debt. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:19%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in the Notes involves risks. See <A HREF="#scov371462_15">&#147;Risk Factors&#148;</A> beginning on page S-11 of this prospectus
supplement and the risks discussed in the documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission to read about certain risks you should consider before investing in the Notes. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:19%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00px solid #000000"><B>Price&nbsp;to</B><br><B>Public<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00px solid #000000"><B>Underwriting</B><br><B>Discount<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00px solid #000000"><B>Net Proceeds<BR>to Qwest<BR>Corporation<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per Note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">96.85</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">575,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,112,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">556,887,500</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Plus accrued interest, if any, from&nbsp;April 27, 2017, if settlement occurs after that date. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The underwriters are entitled to deduct from the proceeds to be paid to us an underwriting discount of $0.7875 for each Note sold in this offering (or up to $18,112,500 for all Notes), other than Notes sold to certain
institutions, for which the underwriting discount will be $0.5000 per Note. As a result of sales to certain institutions, the total underwriting discount and the total proceeds to us (after deducting such discount but before deducting our estimated
expenses) will equal $18,052,125 and $556,947,875, respectively, assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option described below. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Excluding our estimated expenses. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Assumes no exercise of the over-allotment option described below. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:19%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 listed above, within 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement solely to cover
over-allotments, if any. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><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></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters expect to deliver the Notes only in book-entry form through the facilities of The Depository Trust 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 April&nbsp;27, 2017. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Joint Book-Running Managers </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>BofA&nbsp;Merrill&nbsp;Lynch</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Morgan&nbsp;Stanley</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RBC&nbsp;Capital&nbsp;Markets</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wells&nbsp;Fargo&nbsp;Securities</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">The date of this prospectus supplement is April&nbsp;18, 2017. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Prospectus Supplement </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#stoc371462_1">About This Prospectus Supplement</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#stoc371462_2">Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#stoc371462_3">Where You Can Find More Information</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#stoc371462_4">Prospectus Supplement Summary</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-6</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#stoc371462_5">Risk Factors</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#stoc371462_6">Use of Proceeds</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-16</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-18</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-22</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-31</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Prospectus </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_1">About This Prospectus</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_2">The Companies</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_4">Where You Can Find More Information</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_5">Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_1"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement that we filed jointly with CenturyLink 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 this 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 a general description of the securities we may offer from time to time. If the description of this offering varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Before purchasing any Notes, you should carefully review
this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus issued by us and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, which are described under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More
Information&#148; in this prospectus supplement. Neither the underwriters nor we have 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. Neither the underwriters nor we are 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 each 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 those dates. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In making an investment decision with respect to the Notes,
you must make your own independent examination of Qwest Corporation and the merits and risks of this offering. You should not construe anything included in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus as investment, legal, business or
tax advice. You should consult with your own advisors in connection with determining whether to invest in the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise
provided in this prospectus supplement or the context requires otherwise, in this prospectus supplement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;2016 Form 10-K&#148; refers to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;2051 Notes&#148; refers to the $288.5 million aggregate principal amount of our 7.50% Notes due 2051 that remain outstanding on the date hereof (following an earlier partial redemption of this series of notes), a
portion of which we intend to redeem with a part of the net proceeds of this offering; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;QC,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; and &#147;our&#148; refer to Qwest Corporation and not any of its subsidiaries (except in connection with the description of our business under the headings
&#147;Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements&#148; and &#147;Prospectus Supplement Summary&#151;Qwest Corporation&#151;Business&#148; in this prospectus supplement, where such terms refer to the consolidated operations of Qwest
Corporation and its subsidiaries); </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;QCII&#148; refers to the consolidated operations of Qwest Communications International Inc. (which owns us, indirectly through an affiliate), and its subsidiaries, which CenturyLink acquired on April&nbsp;1, 2011;
</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;CenturyLink&#148; refers to QCII&#146;s direct parent company and our ultimate parent company, CenturyLink, Inc., and not any of its subsidiaries (except in connection with the description of its business under
the heading &#147;Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements&#148; in this prospectus supplement, where such term refers to the consolidated operations of CenturyLink, Inc. and its subsidiaries); </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Notes&#148; refer to the 6.75% Notes due 2057 being offered by us pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Maturing Notes&#148; refers to the $500 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.5% Notes due June&nbsp;1, 2017, which we intend to redeem with a portion of the net proceeds of this offering; and
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;offering&#148; refers to our offering of the Notes pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise noted, each reference in this prospectus supplement to the amount of our indebtedness refers to the face amount of our
long-term debt (including current maturities thereof), subject to certain exclusions and adjustments described under the heading &#147;Capitalization&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and 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. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical fact, such as statements about our
anticipated future results of operations or financial position; statements concerning the impact of our transactions, investments and other initiatives, including our acquisitions, divestitures and participation in government programs; statements
about our liquidity, tax position, tax rates, asset values, contingent liabilities, growth opportunities and growth rates, acquisition and divestiture opportunities, business prospects, regulatory and competitive outlook, investment and expenditure
plans, business strategies, capital allocation plans, financing alternatives and sources, and pricing plans; and other similar statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated developments and other matters that are
not historical facts, many of which are highlighted by words such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148;
&#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;likely,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;hopes,&#148; or variations or similar expressions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">forward-looking</FONT> statements are based upon our judgment and assumptions as of the date such
statements are made concerning future developments and events, many of which are beyond our control. These <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">forward-looking</FONT> statements, and the assumptions upon which they are based, (i)&nbsp;are not guarantees
of future results, (ii)&nbsp;are inherently speculative and (iii)&nbsp;are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or implied by us in those
statements 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: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of competition from a wide variety of competitive providers, including lower demand for our legacy offerings and increased pricing pressures; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of new, emerging or competing technologies, including those that could make our products less desirable or obsolete; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of ongoing changes in the regulation of the communications industry, including the outcome of regulatory or judicial proceedings relating to intercarrier compensation, interconnection obligations, access
charges, universal service, broadband deployment, data protection and net neutrality; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to effectively adjust to changes in the communications industry, and changes in the composition of our markets and product mix; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">possible changes in the demand for our products and services, including our ability to effectively respond to increased demand for high-speed broadband service; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to successfully maintain the quality and profitability of our existing product and service offerings, to provision them successfully to our customers and to introduce new offerings on a timely and
cost-effective basis; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the adverse impact on our business and network from possible equipment failures, service outages, security breaches or similar events impacting our network; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to generate cash flows sufficient to fund our financial commitments and objectives, including our capital expenditures, operating costs, dividends, pension and other benefits payments, and debt repayments;
</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">changes in our operating plans, corporate strategies, dividend payment plans or other capital allocation plans, whether based upon changes in our cash flows, cash requirements, financial performance, financial position,
market conditions or otherwise; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to effectively retain and hire key personnel and to successfully negotiate collective bargaining agreements on reasonable terms without work stoppages; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">CenturyLink&#146;s ability to successfully complete its pending acquisition of Level 3 Communications, Inc. (&#147;Level 3&#148;) and to timely realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">increases in the costs of CenturyLink&#146;s pension, health, post-employment or other benefits, including those caused by changes in markets, interest rates, mortality rates, demographics or regulations, which could,
by negatively impacting CenturyLink, affect our business and liquidity; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">adverse changes in our access to credit markets on favorable terms, whether caused by changes in our financial position, lower debt credit ratings, unstable markets or otherwise; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to maintain favorable relations with our key business partners, suppliers, vendors, landlords and financial institutions; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to effectively manage our network buildout project and other expansion opportunities; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to collect our receivables from financially troubled customers; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any adverse developments in legal or regulatory proceedings involving us or our affiliates (including CenturyLink); </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">changes in tax, communications, pension, healthcare or other laws or regulations, in governmental support programs, or in general government funding levels; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of changes in accounting policies or practices, including potential future impairment charges; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of terrorism, adverse weather or other natural or man-made disasters; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of more general factors such as changes in interest rates, in operating costs, in general market, labor or economic or geo-political conditions, or in public policy; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">other risks referenced or further described (i)&nbsp;in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or (ii)&nbsp;in Item&nbsp;1A or elsewhere in the 2016 Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference into
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as such report may be updated or supplemented by our subsequent filings with the SEC. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional factors or risks that we currently deem immaterial, that are not presently known to us or that arise in the future could also cause
our actual results to differ materially from our expected results. Given these uncertainties, we caution investors not to unduly rely on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the specific document in which they appear.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, changed circumstances, or otherwise. Furthermore, any information about our
intentions contained in any of our forward-looking statements reflects our intentions as of the date of the specific document in which they appear, and is based upon, among other things, existing regulatory, technological, industry, competitive,
economic and market conditions, and our assumptions as of such date. We may change our intentions, strategies or plans at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in our assumptions or otherwise. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_3"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. 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 and other information about us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the SEC, we are &#147;incorporating by reference&#148; into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
specific documents that we have filed or will file 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 the accompanying
prospectus. We incorporate herein and therein by reference the 2016 Form 10-K and any future documents that we file with the SEC under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the termination or completion of this offering
(which we refer to collectively below as the &#147;incorporated documents&#148;); <I>provided, however</I>, that we are not incorporating by reference any documents or portions of documents that have been or will be &#147;furnished&#148; but not
&#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Exchange Act. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement filed with the SEC, which may contain additional information that you might find important. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 incorporated documents referred to above (except for exhibits, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the filing). You can request copies of such documents if you (i)&nbsp;write us at
Qwest Corporation, 100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71203, Attention: Investor Relations, or (ii)&nbsp;call us at (318)&nbsp;388-9000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the incorporated documents may contain summary descriptions of certain agreements
that we have filed as exhibits to various SEC filings, as well as certain agreements into which we will enter in connection with this offering. These summary descriptions do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and 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. You should not rely on or assume the accuracy of
any representation or warranty in any agreement that we have filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus because such representation or warranty may be subject to exceptions and
qualifications contained in separate disclosure schedules, may have been included in such agreement for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties to the particular transaction, may apply standards of materiality in a manner different from
what may be viewed as material to you or other investors, and may no longer continue to be true as of any given date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information
appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any particular incorporated document is not necessarily complete and is qualified in its entirety by the information and financial statements appearing in all of the other
incorporated documents and should be read together therewith. Any statement contained in any particular incorporated document will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in
any incorporated document filed after such particular incorporated document modifies or supersedes such statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_4"></A>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><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 appearing elsewhere or 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. Before making an investment decision, you should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully, including the
section of this prospectus supplement entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and the incorporated documents referred to in the section of this prospectus supplement entitled &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Qwest Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Business </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an integrated communications company engaged primarily in providing an array of services to our residential and business customers. Our
communication services include local voice, broadband, private line (including special access), network access, Ethernet, information technology, video and other ancillary services. In certain local and regional markets, we also provide local access
and fiber transport services to competitive local exchange carriers. We generate the majority of our total consolidated operating revenues 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. As of December&nbsp;31, 2016, we operated approximately 6.6&nbsp;million access lines and served approximately 3.5&nbsp;million broadband subscribers. Our methodology for
counting access lines and broadband subscribers, which is described in further detail in our periodic reports filed with the SEC referred to under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information,&#148; may not be comparable to those of other
companies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We were incorporated in 1911 under the laws of the state of Colorado. Since CenturyLink&#146;s acquisition of QCII on
April&nbsp;1, 2011, we have operated as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CenturyLink. As further described in the 2016 Form 10-K, CenturyLink has agreed to acquire Level 3 in a cash and stock transaction that is expected to substantially
impact CenturyLink&#146;s operations and financial position upon being completed. Following the announcement of CenturyLink&#146;s pending acquisition of Level 3, (i)&nbsp;the three principal domestic credit rating organizations placed
CenturyLink&#146;s senior unsecured debt ratings on review for downgrade, on negative watch or on watch with negative implications, and (ii) one of the organizations that currently has assigned us an &#147;investment grade&#148; rating placed our
unsecured debt securities on negative watch, while the other organization that currently has assigned us an &#147;investment grade&#148; rating took no action (with the third organization, which has currently assigned us a &#147;non-investment
grade&#148; rating, having placed our unsecured debt securities on review for downgrade). A downgrade by either of the organizations that currently have assigned us an &#147;investment grade&#148; rating would result in us no longer being viewed as
an &#147;investment grade&#148; issuer under the prevailing definition of that term. It is expected that any downgrades would be made only following the completion of the Level 3 acquisition (which is expected to occur by the end of the third
quarter of 2017). For additional information, see the 2016 Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including, but not limited to, the Risk Factor contained in Item&nbsp;1A of the
2016 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT> under the heading <I>&#147;Any </I><I></I><I>downgrade</I><I> </I><I>in</I><I> </I><I>our</I><I> </I><I>credit</I><I> </I><I>ratings</I><I> </I><I>could</I><I> </I><I>limit</I><I>
</I><I>our</I><I> </I><I>ability</I><I> </I><I>to</I><I> </I><I>obtain</I><I> </I><I>future </I><I>financing,</I><I> </I><I>increase our</I><I> </I><I>borrowing</I><I> </I><I>costs</I><I> </I><I>and</I><I> </I><I>adversely</I><I>
</I><I>affect</I><I> </I><I>the</I><I> </I><I>market</I><I> </I><I>price</I><I> </I><I>of</I><I> </I><I>our</I><I> </I><I>existing debt</I><I> </I><I>securities</I><I> </I><I>or</I><I> </I><I>otherwise impair</I><I> </I><I>our</I><I>
</I><I>business,</I><I> </I><I>financial</I><I> </I><I>condition</I><I> </I><I>and</I><I> </I><I>results</I><I> </I><I>of operations&#148;</I><I></I>).<I></I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I></I>Our principal executive office is located at 100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71203 and our telephone number is
(318)&nbsp;388-9000. CenturyLink&#146;s website is located at <I>www.centurylink.com</I>. The information set forth on CenturyLink&#146;s website is not part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. <I> </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Corporate Structure of Our Parent Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following chart illustrates the corporate structure and debt capitalization of CenturyLink and certain of its principal subsidiaries as of
December&nbsp;31, 2016. This chart (i)&nbsp;is provided for illustrative purposes only and has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (ii)&nbsp;reflects the face value of total current and long-term
indebtedness for borrowed money, subject to certain exclusions and adjustments </P>
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described in the footnotes to the chart, (iii)&nbsp;does not represent all of the legal entities affiliated with CenturyLink and its subsidiaries or all obligations of such entities and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>Includes current maturities of long-term debt; excludes (i)&nbsp;capital lease and other obligations, (ii)&nbsp;unamortized discounts, net of premiums, and
(iii)&nbsp;unamortized debt issuance costs. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>CenturyLink also maintains (i)&nbsp;a $2.0 billion revolving credit facility, of which $400 million can be used for letters of credit, and (ii)&nbsp;a $160 million
uncommitted revolving letter of credit facility. As of December&nbsp;31, 2016, CenturyLink had (i)&nbsp;$370 million of aggregate borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility and (ii)&nbsp;$105 million of letters of credit outstanding
under its revolving letter of credit facility. The chart above does not reflect any of those borrowings or letters of credit. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>This amount excludes intercompany debt that QC owes to a subsidiary of CenturyLink. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with available cash
or additional intercompany borrowings, to redeem all of the Maturing Notes and a portion of the 2051 Notes, as described further under &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; in this prospectus supplement. For additional information on our debt obligations
(including our intercompany debt), see &#147;Capitalization&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Offering </B></P>
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<TD>Qwest Corporation, a Colorado corporation. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>$575,000,000 of 6.75% Notes due 2057. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Notes will mature on June 15, 2057. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Notes will bear interest from April 27, 2017 at the rate of 6.75% per year, payable quarterly in arrears. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning September 15, 2017. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Optional Redemption </B></P></TD>
<TD>We may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on and after June 15, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Security or Guarantees </B></P></TD>
<TD>None of our obligations under the Notes will be secured by collateral or guaranteed by CenturyLink, any of our other affiliates or any other persons. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Covenants </B></P></TD>
<TD>The indenture governing the Notes contains 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. For
additional information, see &#147;Description of Debt Securities of QC&#151;Merger and Consolidation&#148; and &#147;&#151;Limitation on Liens&#148; in the accompanying prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>We may &#147;reopen&#148; the Notes at any time without the consent of the holders of the Notes and issue additional notes with the same terms as the Notes (except the price to public, the issue date and, if applicable, the initial interest
payment date), which will thereafter constitute a single fungible series with the Notes. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations. The Notes will rank senior in right of payment 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 Notes will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of our future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing any such indebtedness. As of December 31, 2016, we owed approximately $7.4 billion under
unsecured and unsubordinated outstanding indebtedness that would have ranked equally with the Notes. For additional information on our debt obligations (including our intercompany debt), see &#147;Capitalization&#148; in this prospectus supplement.
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We expect to receive net proceeds from the sale of the Notes of approximately $555&nbsp;million, after deducting the underwriting
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discount and our estimated expenses and assuming the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. We intend to use these net proceeds, together with available cash or additional
intercompany borrowings, to redeem, as soon as reasonably practicable, (i) all $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Maturing Notes at a premium and (ii) a portion of the $288.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 2051 Notes at par,
including in each case accrued and unpaid interest on all such redeemed notes. For additional information, see &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Notes and Denominations </B></P></TD>
<TD>The Notes will be issued only in fully-registered global form without interest coupons in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. Upon issuance, each of the global notes will be deposited with the trustee as
custodian for The Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;), and registered in the name of a nominee designated by DTC. Holders of Notes may elect to hold interests in a global Note only in the manner described in this prospectus supplement. Any
such interest may not be exchanged for certificated securities except in limited circumstances described in this prospectus supplement. For additional information, see &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Global Notes and Book-Entry System&#148; in
this prospectus supplement. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>We intend to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange. If the application is approved, we expect trading in the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange to begin within 30 days after the Notes are first issued. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>New York. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>U.S. Bank National Association. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Your investment in the Notes will involve 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
page S-11, as well as the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth selected summary consolidated financial information as of and for the years indicated. All of the selected
summary consolidated statement of operations and balance sheet data appearing in the table below are derived from our consolidated annual financial statements, which have been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
Our consolidated financial statements as of December&nbsp;31, 2016 and 2015 and for the three years ended December&nbsp;31, 2016, and the respective reports thereon, are incorporated herein by reference from the 2016 Form 10-K. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements, the notes related thereto and management&#146;s
related discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations, all of which are contained in the incorporated documents. For additional information, see &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148; in this prospectus
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Statement of Operations Data</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Operating revenues</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,910</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,964</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,838</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Operating expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,588</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,704</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,726</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Income before income tax expense</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,763</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,733</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,609</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net income<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,085</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,074</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">970</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Balance Sheet Data</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21,149</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21,470</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22,185</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total debt<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,261</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,239</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,269</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total stockholder&#146;s equity</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,692</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,907</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,183</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other Financial Data</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net cash provided by operating activities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,652</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,591</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,801</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net cash used in investing activities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,334</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,220</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,251</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net cash used in financing activities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,316</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,374</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,558</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments for property, plant and equipment and<BR>capitalized software</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,259</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,247</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,165</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.9</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">See &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#148; in Item&nbsp;7 of the 2016 Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">For purposes of this table, &#147;total debt&#148; is the sum of current maturities of long-term debt and long-term debt reflected in our consolidated balance sheets, excluding intercompany debt. For more detailed
information on our long-term debt, see &#147;Capitalization&#148; in this prospectus supplement. For information on our total contractual obligations, see &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations&#151;Future Contractual Obligations&#148; in Item&nbsp;7 of the 2016 Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">For information on how we calculate our ratio of earnings to fixed charges, see (i)&nbsp;Exhibit 12 to the 2016 Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, and (ii)&nbsp;&#147;Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges&#151;QC&#148; in the accompanying prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_5"></A><A NAME="scov371462_15"></A>RISK FACTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Any investment in the Notes involves risk. Before purchasing any Notes, you should carefully consider the risks described below and the
risks disclosed in Item&nbsp;1A of the 2016 Form 10-K, as may be updated and supplemented in our subsequent SEC reports, as well as the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus. Any of these risks could impair our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects, and cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the Notes. Our business, financial condition, results of operations or
prospects could also be materially impacted by additional risks and uncertainties that are not currently known to us, that we currently consider to be immaterial, that arise in the future or that are not specific to us, such as general economic
conditions. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks Relating to the Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We have a significant amount of indebtedness, which could adversely affect our financial performance and impact our ability to make payments on the
Notes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We continue to carry significant debt. As of December&nbsp;31, 2016, we owed approximately $7.4 billion under unsecured
and unsubordinated indebtedness that would have ranked equally in right of payment with the Notes. For additional information, see &#147;Capitalization&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture governing the Notes does not limit the amount of additional unsecured debt that we may incur. Any additional debt we incur under
the indenture governing the Notes will rank equally in right of payment with the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we incur additional debt, the risks associated
with our leverage, including the risk that we will be unable to service the Notes, will increase. The degree to which we are leveraged or incur additional debt could have important consequences to the holders of the Notes. For example, the degree of
our leverage may: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, refinancings or general corporate purposes, particularly if, as discussed further in the following risk factors, (i)&nbsp;the
ratings assigned to our debt securities by nationally recognized credit rating organizations (&#147;credit ratings&#148;) are revised downward or (ii)&nbsp;we seek capital during periods of turbulent or unsettled market conditions;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of interest and principal on our debt, thereby reducing the funds available to us for other purposes, including acquisitions,
capital expenditures, strategic initiatives, dividends, marketing and other potential growth initiatives; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">limit our ability to capitalize on business opportunities and to plan for or react to changing market, industry, competitive or economic conditions; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">increase our future borrowing costs; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">impact the trading value or liquidity of the Notes; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">put us at a competitive disadvantage to competitors that are not as leveraged; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">increase the risk that third parties will be unwilling or unable to engage in hedging or other financial or commercial arrangements with us; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">make us more vulnerable to economic or industry downturns, including interest rate increases; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">increase the risk that we will need to sell securities or assets, possibly on unfavorable terms, or take other unfavorable actions to meet payment obligations; or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">increase the risk that we will not meet financial covenants contained in our current or future debt agreements or timely make all required debt payments, either of which could result in the acceleration of some or all
of our outstanding indebtedness. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to refinance a significant amount of our debt in the future, principally through
the issuance of debt securities. Our ability to arrange additional financing will depend on, among other factors, our financial position, performance, and credit ratings, as well as prevailing market conditions and other factors beyond our control.
Global financial markets continue to be volatile. Prevailing market conditions could be adversely affected by (i)&nbsp;general market conditions, such as disruptions in domestic or overseas sovereign or corporate debt markets, geo-political
instabilities, contractions or limited growth in the economy or other similar adverse economic developments in the U.S. or abroad, and (ii)&nbsp;specific conditions in the communications industry. Volatility in the global markets could limit our
access to the credit markets, leading to higher borrowing costs or, in some cases, the inability to obtain financing on terms that are as favorable as those from which we previously benefitted, on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. Any such
failure to obtain additional financing could jeopardize our ability to repay, refinance or reduce our debt obligations, including the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Any
downgrade in our credit ratings could limit our ability to obtain future financing, increase our borrowing costs and adversely affect the market price of our outstanding debt securities, including the Notes, or otherwise impair our business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 of the Notes for any particular investor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit rating agencies continually review their ratings for the companies that they follow, including us. Credit rating agencies also evaluate
the industries in which we and our affiliates operate as a whole and may change their credit rating for us based on their overall view of such industries. There can be no assurance that any rating assigned to any of our debt securities, including
the Notes, will remain in effect for any given period of time or that any such ratings will not be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency if, in that rating agency&#146;s judgment, circumstances so warrant. Our ratings could be
lowered under a wide range of circumstances impacting our financial condition or prospects, including, without limitation, following CenturyLink&#146;s pending acquisition of Level 3 (if such acquisition is consummated), another acquisition or a
joint venture, an increase in capital expenditures or employee benefit expenses, a decrease in operating margins or any adverse changes in competition, regulation, technology, taxes, operating expenses or litigation costs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A downgrade of our credit ratings could, among other things: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">adversely affect the market price of our outstanding debt securities, including the Notes; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">limit our access to the capital markets or otherwise adversely affect the availability of other new financing on favorable terms, if at all; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">result in or trigger the application of new or more restrictive covenants in agreements governing the terms of any future debt that we may incur; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">increase our cost of borrowing; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our financial performance and other factors could adversely impact our ability to make payments on the
Notes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. While we currently believe we will have the financial resources to meet
or refinance our obligations when they become due, we cannot fully anticipate our future performance or financial condition, the future condition of the credit markets or the economy generally. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>There will be no cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions governing the Notes, which could adversely affect the rights of the holders of the
Notes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture governing the Notes will not contain a cross-default or cross-acceleration provision. Accordingly, holders
of the Notes will not have the right to accelerate indebtedness represented by the Notes in the event of a default by us or any of our subsidiaries under any other indebtedness of our company or our subsidiaries. If any such event occurs, our
obligations and our subsidiaries&#146; obligations, as applicable, will have to be satisfied first, and the holders of the Notes will have no rights to participate in any such distributions or payments. Consequently, we might not have sufficient
funds or resources following such events to satisfy our remaining obligations, including our obligations under the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>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. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture governing the Notes does not contain restrictive covenants that would protect you from many kinds of transactions that may
adversely affect you, other than certain covenants limiting liens and certain corporate transactions. For instance, the indenture does not contain covenants limiting any of the following: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the payment of dividends or certain other payments by us and our subsidiaries; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the issuance of common or preferred stock by us or our subsidiaries; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability and our subsidiaries&#146; ability to enter into sale/leaseback transactions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our creation of restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments to us; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability or our subsidiaries&#146; ability to engage in asset sales; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability or our subsidiaries&#146; ability to invest in or loan money to third parties; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability or our subsidiaries&#146; ability to enter into certain transactions with affiliates. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 capital resources, lower the credit ratings of our debt securities, or otherwise adversely affect the holders of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink has cash management arrangements with certain of its subsidiaries, including us, which result in us advancing substantial portions
of our cash regularly to CenturyLink. These arrangements expose us to the risk of non-repayment of such advances by CenturyLink. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>An increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in the relative value of the Notes.
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general, as market interest rates rise, notes bearing interest at a fixed rate generally decline in value. Consequently, if
you purchase any of the Notes and market interest rates increase, the market value of the Notes may decline. Although we cannot predict the future level of market interest rates, you should be aware that such rates are currently at low levels
relative to historical rates over the past several decades. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Notes are a new issue and do not have an established trading market, which may,
among several other factors, negatively affect their liquidity or market value. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 assurances as to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the development or sustainability of an active trading market; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the liquidity of any trading market that may develop; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the ability of holders to sell their Notes in a timely manner or at all; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the price at which the holders might be able to sell their Notes. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a trading market does
develop on the New York Stock Exchange, the future trading price of the Notes will depend on many factors, including: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our credit ratings with nationally recognized credit rating organizations and market liquidity, each of which are discussed above; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the market for debt securities similar to the Notes, including other outstanding notes issued by us or our affiliates; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the total amount owed by us under our outstanding indebtedness, which could be affected by our future incurrence of additional debt; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our financial condition, results of operations and prospects, and the financial condition, results of operations and prospects of our affiliated companies; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">general economic conditions in our markets and general industry and regulatory conditions prevailing in the communications industry; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the overall condition of the financial markets, many of which have experienced substantial turbulence from time to time over the last several years. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The condition of the credit markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated historically and are likely to continue to fluctuate in the
future, especially if sovereign debt markets and geo-political conditions remain unsettled and worldwide economic uncertainties persist. Fluctuations in these factors could have an adverse effect on the trading price and liquidity of the Notes. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Notes will be unsecured and will not be guaranteed. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None of our obligations under the Notes will be secured by collateral. None of CenturyLink, any of our other affiliates, or any other person
has guaranteed the payment of principal or interest on the Notes or has any other obligation in connection with the Notes. If in the future we issue any secured indebtedness, the Notes will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to such
secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such secured indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Redemption may adversely affect your return on
the Notes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have the right to redeem some or all of the Notes prior to maturity, as described under &#147;Description of the
Notes&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; in this prospectus supplement. 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You will
not have the right to require us to repay the Notes prior to maturity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks Relating to Our Business, Our Regulatory Environment and Our Liquidity
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We face a variety of risks, including (i)&nbsp;an array of financial and operational risks, including the risks posed by our high
debt levels and the high debt levels of our affiliates and the risks posed by CenturyLink&#146;s pending acquisition of Level 3, and (ii)&nbsp;various competitive, technological and regulatory risks. All of these risks are described in Item 1A of
the 2016 Form 10-K, as may be updated and supplemented in our subsequent SEC reports, all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_6"></A>USE OF PROCEEDS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect to receive net proceeds from the sale of the Notes of approximately $555 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and our
estimated expenses and assuming the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. We intend to use these net proceeds, together with available cash and additional borrowing from CenturyLink or one of its affiliates, to redeem, as soon as
reasonably practicable: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">all $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Maturing Notes at a redemption price determined under a &#147;make-whole&#148; formula designed to provide to the holders thereof the discounted present value of the
remaining payments due to them under such notes; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a portion of the $288.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 2051 Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof to be redeemed; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">including, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on all such redeemed notes through the redemption date. Prior to such uses of these net proceeds, we
intend to invest such net proceeds in short-term investment grade, interest-bearing securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement does not
constitute a notice of redemption of the Maturing Notes or the 2051 Notes under the indentures governing such notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_7">
</A>CAPITALIZATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth our consolidated capitalization as of December&nbsp;31, 2016. You should read the
following table in conjunction with &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; in this prospectus supplement and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">
<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00px solid #000000; width:90.30pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As&nbsp;of&nbsp;December&nbsp;31,&nbsp;
2016<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><B>(unaudited; in millions)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Long-term debt:<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unsecured senior notes and debentures</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,259</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term loan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capital lease and other obligations</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unamortized premiums, net of discounts</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unamortized debt issuance costs</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(134</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total long-term debt<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)(4)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,261</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total stockholder&#146;s equity</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,692</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total capitalization</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,953</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:10%">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Excludes various intercompany accounts. As of December&nbsp;31, 2016, we (i)&nbsp;owed $914 million under a note payable to a subsidiary of CenturyLink and (ii)&nbsp;were owed $872 million by CenturyLink pursuant to our
cash management arrangements with CenturyLink. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">As described further in &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; in this prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with available cash or additional intercompany borrowings, to
redeem all $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Maturing Notes and a portion of the $288.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 2051 Notes. As a result, we do not believe that this offering will have a material effect on our
consolidated capitalization. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes current maturities of long-term debt. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Unless otherwise noted, each reference in this prospectus supplement to the amount of our indebtedness refers to the face amount of our long-term debt (including current maturities thereof), excluding (i)&nbsp;the
amounts reflected in the table above for &#147;Capital lease and other obligations&#148;, &#147;Unamortized premiums, net of discounts&#148; and &#147;Unamortized debt issuance costs&#148; and (ii)&nbsp;intercompany debt we owe to affiliates, as
further described in note (1)&nbsp;above. We believe this metric provides meaningful supplemental information about the actual principal amount owed under our obligations with respect to borrowed money. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_8"></A>DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The following description of the Notes is only a summary and is not intended to be comprehensive. This description should be read together
with the description set forth in the accompanying prospectus under the heading &#147;Description of Debt Securities of QC.&#148; We have filed the Indenture referred to below as an exhibit to the registration statement referred to under the caption
&#147;About This Prospectus Supplement&#148; in this prospectus supplement, and you may obtain a copy of it (including the below-referenced supplemental indenture, when it is available) by following the directions described under the caption
&#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148; in this prospectus supplement. Our description of the Notes below is qualified by reference to such Indenture, which we urge you to read. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the more detailed
information appearing below in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, the Notes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">will be issued as a separate series of senior debt securities under an indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;15, 1999, between QC (formerly named U.S. WEST Communications, Inc.), as issuer, and Bank of New York Trust
Company, National Association (as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association), as previously amended or supplemented from time to time, and as will be supplemented by the seventeenth
supplemental indenture thereto establishing the terms of the Notes between QC, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;) (as amended and supplemented, the &#147;Indenture&#148;); </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">will mature on June 15, 2057, unless redeemed or repurchased prior to that date as described below; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">will accrue interest from the date of original issuance at a rate of 6.75% per year, payable quarterly in arrears on the dates and in the manner described below; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on and after June 15, 2022, at the price and on the terms described under &#147;&#151; Optional Redemption&#148; below; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a newly-issued series of our
debt securities, the Notes will be limited initially to $575 million aggregate principal amount (assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option described herein). However, we may &#147;reopen&#148; the Notes at any time without the consent of the
holders of the Notes and issue additional debt securities with the same terms (except the price to public, the issue date and, if applicable, the initial interest payment date) that will constitute a single fungible series with the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None of our obligations under the Notes will be secured by collateral. None of CenturyLink, any of our other affiliates, or any other person
has guaranteed the payment of principal or interest on the Notes or has any other obligation in connection with the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We or our
affiliates may at any time repurchase any of the outstanding Notes at any price by tender, in the open market or by private agreements, 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, including in the event of a change of control, recapitalization or similar transaction. We are not required to establish a sinking fund to retire the Notes prior to maturity. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ranking </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations. The Notes will rank senior in right of payment 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 Notes will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of our future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets
securing any such debt. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 December&nbsp;31, 2016, we owed approximately $7.4 billion under unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that would have ranked
equally with the Notes, most of which was issued under the Indenture. For additional information on our debt obligations (including our intercompany debt), see &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Risks Relating to the Notes&#151;We have a significant amount of
indebtedness, which could adversely affect our financial performance and impact our ability to make payments on the Notes&#148; and &#147;Capitalization&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Quarterly Interest Payments </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on
the Notes will accrue from April 27, 2017 at a rate of 6.75% per year and will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year (each, an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), beginning September 15,
2017. On each 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 arising while the Notes remain in book-entry form, the record date
will be one business day prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on
the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day 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 90-day quarter of three 30-day 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 New York, New York are not required to be open.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Optional Redemption </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may, at our
option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on and after June 15, 2022, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days&#146; notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest
to, but not including, the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we deliver a notice of redemption in respect of any Notes as provided in the Indenture,
unless we default in payment of the redemption price, those Notes will cease to bear interest on the specified redemption date and the only right of the holders of those Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption price. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notices of redemption may be given prior to the completion of any event or transaction related to such redemption, and any redemption or
notice may, at our discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in our discretion, the redemption
date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption
date, or by the redemption date so delayed. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. For additional information regarding the trading market, if any,
of the Notes, see &#147;Underwriting&#151;Listing&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. 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. For additional information, see &#147;Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Notes and Book-Entry System </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Notes will be issued only in fully registered form without interest coupons in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the time of their issuance, the Notes will be (i)&nbsp;in book-entry form, (ii)&nbsp;represented by one or more global certificates in
fully registered form, (iii)&nbsp;deposited with the trustee as custodian for DTC, as depositary, and (iv)&nbsp;registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or another nominee designated by DTC, on behalf of other financial institutions that
participate in DTC&#146;s book-entry system. Under such system, these participating financial institutions, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the Notes on behalf of themselves or their customers represented through the participating financial
institutions&#146; book-entry accounts (the &#147;Beneficial Owners&#148;). All rights of Beneficial Owners with respect to the Notes will be governed solely by the procedures of DTC and its participants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A U.S. Beneficial Owner may elect to hold, directly or through a qualified financial intermediary, its interest through DTC. A non-U.S.
Beneficial Owner may elect to hold, directly or through a qualified financial intermediary, its interest through DTC, Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme (&#147;Clearstream&#148;), or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System
(&#147;Euroclear&#148;). Each of Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of its participants through customers&#146; securities accounts in its name on the books of its depositary, which in turn will hold such interests in its name
on DTC&#146;s books. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Individual certificates in respect of the Notes will not be issued to Beneficial Owners therein, except in limited
circumstances. If (i)&nbsp;we elect to terminate using the book-entry system, (ii)&nbsp;an event of default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes, or (iii)&nbsp;DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a
clearing system in connection with the registered global securities or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor clearing system is not appointed by us within 90 days after receiving that notice from DTC or
upon becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, then we will under certain specified circumstances be required to issue or cause to be issued individual certificates in registered form upon delivery or transfer of book-entry interests in
the Notes for cancellation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For additional information on DTC, Clearstream, Euroclear and applicable global clearance and settlement
procedures, please see &#147;Form of Securities&#148; in the accompanying prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Covenants </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other than as described in the accompanying prospectus under the headings &#147;Description of Debt Securities of QC&#151;Merger and
Consolidation,&#148; and &#147;&#151;Limitation on Liens&#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 </P>
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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 its outstanding
indebtedness, adversely affect QC&#146;s capital structure or capital resources, lower the credit ratings of its debt securities or otherwise adversely affect the holders of the Notes. For additional information, see &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Risks
Relating to the Notes&#151;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&#148; in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Supplemental Information Regarding the Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">QC and certain of its affiliates maintain banking and other business relationships in the ordinary course of business with U.S. Bank National
Association. In addition, U.S. 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. For additional information on the
trustee, see &#147;Description of Debt Securities of QC&#151;Concerning the Trustee&#148; in the accompanying prospectus. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise stated, this summary deals only with Notes held as capital assets within the meaning of Section&nbsp;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 mark-to-market 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. federal income tax purposes, persons holding Notes through a partnership or other pass-through entity or arrangement, U.S. holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar or who hold Notes through non-U.S. brokers or
non-U.S. intermediaries, certain former U.S. 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. federal tax considerations (such as estate, generation-skipping or
gift tax) other than U.S. federal income tax considerations, that may be applicable to particular holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a partnership (including
for this purpose any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Each holder is urged to consult its own tax advisors 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></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>U.S. Holders </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General. </I></B>For
purposes of this summary, the term &#147;U.S. holder&#148; means a beneficial owner of a Note that is, for United States federal income tax purposes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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&nbsp;7701(b);
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a legal entity (1)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;treated as a corporation for United States federal income
tax purposes; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a trust if (1)&nbsp;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 all substantial
decisions of the trust or (2)&nbsp;the trust has in effect a valid election to be treated as a domestic trust for United States federal income tax purposes. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Stated Interest on the Notes. </I></B>Generally, stated interest on a Note will be includible in a U.S. holder&#146;s gross income and
taxable as ordinary income for U.S. 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, and the rest of this summary assumes, 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Retirement of a Note. </I></B>Each U.S. 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)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;the U.S. 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. 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Unearned Income Medicare Contribution.</I></B> Certain U.S. holders who are individuals, estates or
trusts are required to pay an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on unearned income. This tax would apply to interest on and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of a Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. </I></B>Information reporting will generally apply to reportable payments, including
interest and principal on a Note, to U.S. holders that are not exempt recipients (such as individuals). In addition, backup withholding will apply if the U.S. holder, among other things, (i)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;furnishes an incorrect TIN, (iii)&nbsp;fails to properly report the receipt of interest or dividends
or (iv)&nbsp;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. holder that does not
provide its correct TIN also may be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The current backup withholding rate is 28%. Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a U.S. holder generally will be allowed as a refund or as a credit against that holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided
the requisite procedures are followed. U.S. holders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors as to their qualification for exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such exemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information reporting requirements and backup withholding will not apply with respect to payments made to certain exempt recipients, such as
corporations (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7701(a) of the Code) and tax-exempt organizations provided that, if requested to do so, they demonstrate their exempt recipient status; however, exempt recipients that are not subject to backup
withholding and do not provide an IRS Form W-9 will nonetheless generally be treated as a foreign payee subject to withholding under FATCA, and may be withheld upon at the 30% rate discussed below under &#147;FATCA Withholding.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following discussion applies to you if you are a beneficial owner other than a U.S. holder as defined above or a partnership or other
entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a &#147;non-U.S. holder&#148;). 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 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Payments of Interest on the Notes. </I></B>Under the &#147;portfolio interest&#148; exemption and subject to the discussion below
concerning FATCA withholding, the 30% U.S. 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: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">you do not conduct a trade or business within the United States to which the interest is effectively connected; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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. Treasury regulations;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">you are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us through stock ownership; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">you are not a bank whose receipt of interest on the Notes is described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">you fully and properly execute an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or, in either case, 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 W-8IMY (or a suitable substitute form) that, among other things, certifies that it has determined that you are not a U.S. person. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Special certification and other rules apply to certain non-U.S. holders that are pass-through entities rather than individuals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding and FATCA withholding, we do not intend to withhold on payments of interest on
the Notes if the above requirements are met. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by you in 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 Form W-8BEN or IRS Form
W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or, in either case, a suitable substitute form) claiming a reduction of or an exemption from withholding under an applicable tax treaty or IRS Form W-8ECI (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, and relevant detailed instructions, are available on the IRS website at <I>www.irs.gov</I>. Special procedures
are provided under applicable U.S. 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. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general, non-U.S. holders will be required to update their applicable IRS Form W-8
periodically. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Sale,
Exchange, Redemption or Retirement of a Note. </I></B>Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding and FATCA withholding, any gain or income realized on the disposition of a Note generally will not be subject to United States
federal income tax unless (i)&nbsp;that gain or income is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, attributable to a permanent establishment maintained
by you in the United States); or (ii)&nbsp;you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of that disposition, and certain other conditions are met. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent provided by an applicable income tax treaty, gain that is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or
business will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis at the rates applicable to U.S. 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 days or more in the taxable year and meet certain other conditions, then you will be
subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% on the amount by which capital gains from U.S. sources (including gains from the sale or other disposition of the Notes) exceed capital losses allocable to U.S. sources. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. </I></B>Generally, if you are a non-U.S. holder 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you provide the applicable IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY 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. backup withholding with respect to interest payments (provided that neither we nor
our agent knows or has reason to know that you are a U.S. person or that the conditions of any other exemptions are not in fact satisfied). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under current Treasury Regulations, payments on the sale, exchange, redemption or other taxable disposition of a note made to or through a
U.S. office of a broker generally will be subject to information reporting and backup withholding unless you either certify your status as a non-U.S. holder under penalties of perjury on the applicable IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form
W-8IMY 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 non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker 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 non-U.S. office of a U.S. broker or a U.S. Related Person (as defined below) generally will be subject to information reporting (but
not backup withholding) unless you certify your status as a non-U.S. holder 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. person or that the conditions of any other exemptions are not in fact satisfied. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For this purpose, a &#147;U.S. Related Person&#148; is (i)&nbsp;a &#147;controlled foreign
corporation&#148; for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii)&nbsp;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. trade or business, (iii)&nbsp;a foreign partnership with certain connections to the United States, or (iv)&nbsp;a U.S. branch of a foreign bank or insurance company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>FATCA Withholding. </I></B>Under
sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, Treasury regulations and related guidance (commonly referred to as &#147;FATCA&#148;), a 30% U.S. withholding tax will be imposed in certain circumstances on payments of (i)&nbsp;interest on the Notes and
(ii)&nbsp;beginning on or after January&nbsp;1, 2019, gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Notes. In the case of payments made to a &#147;foreign financial institution&#148; (such as a bank, a broker, an investment fund or, in
certain cases, a holding company), as a beneficial owner or as an intermediary, this tax generally will be imposed, subject to certain exceptions, unless such institution (i)&nbsp;has agreed to (and does) comply with the requirements of an agreement
with the United States (an &#147;FFI Agreement&#148;) or (ii)&nbsp;is required by (and does comply with) applicable foreign law enacted in connection with an intergovernmental agreement between the United States and a foreign jurisdiction (an
&#147;IGA&#148;) to, among other things, collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities or other relevant tax authorities certain information regarding U.S. account holders of such institution and, in either case, such institution provides the
withholding agent with a certification as to its FATCA status. In the case of payments made to a foreign entity that is not a financial institution (as a beneficial owner), the tax generally will be imposed, subject to certain exceptions, unless
such entity provides the withholding agent with a certification as to its FATCA status and, in certain cases, identifies any &#147;substantial&#148; U.S. owner (generally, any specified U.S. person that directly or indirectly owns more than a
specified percentage of such entity). If a note is held through a foreign financial institution that has agreed to comply with the requirements of an FFI Agreement or is subject to similar requirements under applicable foreign law enacted in
connection with an IGA, such foreign financial institution (or, in certain cases, a person paying amounts to such foreign financial institution) generally will be required, subject to certain exceptions, to withhold tax on payments made to
(i)&nbsp;a person (including an individual) that fails to provide any required information or documentation or (ii)&nbsp;a foreign financial institution that has not agreed to comply with the requirements of an FFI Agreement and is not subject to
similar requirements under applicable foreign law enacted in connection with an IGA. If we determine withholding is appropriate with respect to the payments of interest on the Notes or payments in retirement or redemption of the Notes, we will
withhold tax at the applicable statutory rate, and we will not pay any additional amounts in respect of such withholding. Under certain circumstances, a holder may be eligible for refunds or credits of such withheld taxes. Prospective investors are
urged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THE
PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S.&nbsp;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 PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF NOTES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS. </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_10"></A>UNDERWRITING </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 such underwriter, the principal amount of the Notes set forth
opposite such underwriter&#146;s name: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="81%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="7%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00px solid #000000; width:46.20pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Underwriters</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00px solid #000000"><B>Principal&nbsp;Amount<BR>of Notes</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">162,916,675</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">162,916,675</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">162,916,650</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">74,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Academy Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,875,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">C.L. King &amp; Associates, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,875,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Drexel Hamilton, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,875,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Williams Capital Group, L.P.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,875,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">575,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, RBC Capital
Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as representatives of the underwriters named above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the underwriting
agreement, the underwriters have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all of the Notes offered hereby if any of the Notes are purchased. The obligations of the underwriters, including their agreement to purchase
the Notes from us, are several and not joint. The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters pursuant thereto are subject to certain conditions and to approval of certain legal matters by counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Commissions and Expenses </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 re-allow, 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 offering price and other selling terms.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with this offering, we have agreed to pay to the underwriters an underwriting discount (expressed as a percentage of the
principal amount of the Notes) of 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%. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We estimate that our total expenses for this offering, not including the underwriting discount, will be
approximately $1,500,000. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Over-allotment Option </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable within 30 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 less the underwriting discount, in each case as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. 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, the
total price to the public would be $661,250,000, the total underwriting discount would be $20,769,000 and our net proceeds, before deducting our estimated expenses, would be $640,481,000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Listing </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are a new issue of
securities with no established trading market. We intend to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange and, if the application is approved, expect trading in the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange to begin within 30 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. 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. For additional information, see &#147;Risk
Factors&#151;Risks Relating to the Notes&#151;The Notes are a new issue and do not have an established trading market, which may, among several other factors, negatively affect their liquidity or market value&#148; in this prospectus supplement.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Stabilization </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 and stabilizing transactions. Over-allotment transactions
involve 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 purchases 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters
commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time without notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conflicts of Interest and Other Transactions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters or their affiliates may provide, or have provided, various commercial or investment banking or financial advisory services to
us or our affiliates for which they have received, or will receive, customary compensation. Affiliates of certain of the underwriters are lenders under CenturyLink&#146;s existing $2.0 billion revolving credit facility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates may own a portion of the Maturing Notes or the 2051 Notes, all of which we intend to redeem as
described under &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; in this prospectus supplement, in which case such underwriters or their affiliates would receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their
affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers.
Such investments and securities activities may involve securities or instruments of ours or our affiliates. If the underwriters or their affiliates have a lending relationship with us, certain of the underwriters or their affiliates routinely hedge,
and certain other of the underwriters or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into
transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect
future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments, and may hold,
or recommend to their clients that they acquire, long or short positions in such securities and instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Trading Prior to Settlement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect to deliver the Notes against payment therefor on or about the date specified on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, which
will be the seventh business day (T+7) following the date of this prospectus supplement. Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days (T+3), unless the parties to
any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes on the date of this prospectus supplement or the next succeeding three business days will be required, by virtue of the deferred settlement of the Notes,
to specify alternate settlement arrangements at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes on the date of this prospectus supplement or the next succeeding three business days
should consult their own advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Selling Restrictions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>European Economic Area. </I></B>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 it has not made and will
not make an offer of the 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: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted
under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriters for any such offer; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;in any other
circumstances falling within Article&nbsp;3(2) of the Prospectus Directive; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided that no such offer of the Notes shall require us or any underwriter
to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article&nbsp;3 of the Prospectus Directive. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 for the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any
offer of the 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 the Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by 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&nbsp;3 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The expression &#147;Prospectus
Directive&#148; means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive) and the expression &#147;2010 PD Amending Directive&#148; means Directive 2010/73/EU. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>United Kingdom.</I></B> This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are only being distributed to, and are only directed
at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (and amendments thereto) and Section&nbsp;86(7) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (United Kingdom), as
amended, that are also (1)&nbsp;investment professionals falling within Article&nbsp;19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the &#147;Order&#148;), or (2)&nbsp;high net worth entities, and
other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article&nbsp;49(2)(a) to (d)&nbsp;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 in the United Kingdom who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus or any of their contents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each underwriter has represented and agreed that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Canada</I></B><B>. </B>The Notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited
investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing
Registrant Obligations.&nbsp;Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment to either thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by
the securities legislation of the purchaser&#146;s province or territory.&nbsp;The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser&#146;s province or territory for particulars of these rights or
consult with a legal advisor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (&#147;NI 33-105&#148;), the
underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jones Walker L.L.P., New Orleans, Louisiana, and Arthur Saltarelli, our Senior Associate General 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc371462_12"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements of Qwest Corporation and subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2016 and December&nbsp;31, 2015, and for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2016, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report 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. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CENTURYLINK, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEBT
SECURITIES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PREFERRED STOCK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEPOSITARY SHARES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COMMON
STOCK </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WARRANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>QWEST
CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEBT SECURITIES </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink,
Inc. may offer and sell the following securities, from time to time, in one or more offerings and series, either separately, together or in combination with other such securities: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Unsecured senior or subordinated debt securities </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Depositary shares representing fractional interests in our preferred stock </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Common stock </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Units consisting of certain specified securities. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Qwest Corporation may offer and sell
unsecured senior debt securities, from time to time, in one or more offerings and series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus describes some of the general
terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. The specific terms of any securities that may be offered, including the offering price, and the specific manner in which they may be offered will be
described in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus. Before you decide to invest in any securities that may be offered, you should carefully read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplements relating to the specific issue of
securities offered, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. A prospectus supplement may also update or change information contained in this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink&#146;s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;CTL.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in these securities involves risks, including those referenced under the heading &#147;<A HREF="#toc371462_3">Risk
Factors</A>&#148; on page 2 of this prospectus. You should consider the risk factors described in any accompanying prospectus supplement and any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein before investing in any securities offered
hereunder. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of
these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of
this prospectus is March 2, 2015. </B></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You should rely only on the information contained herein or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in
any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of
these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained herein or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus
is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of such documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. The information contained in our website,
</B><B><I><U>www.centurylink.com</U></I></B><B>, is not a part of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_6">USE OF PROCEEDS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_7">RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_8">DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF CENTURYLINK</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_9">DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF CENTURYLINK</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_10">DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF QC</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_12">DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS OF CENTURYLINK</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc371462_13">DESCRIPTION OF UNITS OF CENTURYLINK</A></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Unless otherwise provided in this prospectus or the context requires otherwise: </I></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I></I><I>&#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; and &#147;our&#148; refer either to CenturyLink, QC or both, as the context requires; </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I></I><I>&#147;CenturyLink&#148; refers to CenturyLink, Inc. and not any of its subsidiaries (except in connection with the description of its business under the headings &#147;The Companies &#150; CenturyLink&#148;
and &#147;Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements&#148;, where such term refers to the consolidated operations of CenturyLink and its subsidiaries); </I></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>&#149;</I></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I></I><I>&#147;QC&#148; refers to Qwest Corporation and not any of its subsidiaries (except in connection with the description of its business under the heading &#147;The Companies &#150; QC&#148;, where such term
refers to the consolidated operations of QC and its subsidiaries); </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>&#149;</I></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I></I><I>&#147;QCII&#148; refers to Qwest Communications International Inc. and its subsidiaries (including QC), which CenturyLink acquired on April&nbsp;1, 2011; and </I></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I></I><I>&#147;securities&#148; refers to any security that we might offer or sell under this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. </I></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_1"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC utilizing a &#147;shelf&#148; registration process. Under
this shelf registration process, we may from time to time over the next three years sell any of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus contains a general summary of the debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, common stock, warrants and units that
CenturyLink may offer from time to time, and the debt securities that QC may offer from time to time. These summaries are not meant to be a complete description of such securities. We plan to describe the particular terms of any such offered
securities in a prospectus supplement, which may update or change information contained in this prospectus concerning the offered securities, our business or other matters. You should read both this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus
supplement together with additional information described under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any
securities of CenturyLink sold hereunder will not be obligations of, or guaranteed by, QC or any other person, and any securities of QC sold hereunder will not be obligations of, or guaranteed by, CenturyLink or any other person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any of the CenturyLink securities described herein and in any accompanying prospectus supplement may be issued separately, together or as part
of a unit consisting of two or more securities, which may or may not be separate from one another. These securities may include new or hybrid securities developed in the future that combine features of any of the securities described in this
prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_2"></A>THE COMPANIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CenturyLink </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink is an integrated
communications company engaged primarily in providing an array of communications services to its residential, business, governmental and wholesale customers. CenturyLink&#146;s communications services include local and long-distance, broadband,
private line (including special access), Multi-Protocol Label Switching, data integration, managed hosting (including cloud hosting), colocation, Ethernet, network access, video, wireless and other ancillary services. At December&nbsp;31, 2014,
CenturyLink operated approximately 12.4&nbsp;million access lines in 37 states, served approximately 6.1&nbsp;million broadband subscribers, and operated 58 data centers throughout North America, Europe and Asia. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink was incorporated in 1968 under the laws of the state of Louisiana. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>QC </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">QC is an integrated communications
company engaged primarily in providing an array of communications services to its residential, business, governmental and wholesale customers. QC&#146;s communications services include local, broadband, private line (including special access),
network access, Ethernet, information technology, wireless and video services. In certain local and regional markets, QC also provides local access and fiber transport services to competitive local exchange carriers. As of December&nbsp;31, 2014, QC
operated approximately 7.3&nbsp;million access lines in 14 states principally in the western United States, and served approximately 3.5&nbsp;million broadband subscribers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">QC, which was incorporated in 1911 under the laws of the state of Colorado, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CenturyLink. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The principal
executive offices of CenturyLink and QC are located at 100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71203, and the telephone number is (318)&nbsp;388-9000. Our website is located at <U><I>www.centurylink.com</I></U>. The information set forth on our
website is not part of this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our methodology for counting access lines, subscriber lines and data centers may not be
comparable to those of other companies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_3"></A>RISK FACTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An investment in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described in our respective SEC filings referred to
under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information,&#148; including the risk factors incorporated by reference herein from our respective most recently-filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as updated by any other reports and documents that we
file with the SEC after the date of such annual reports. In addition, any accompanying prospectus supplement may include a discussion of any risk factors or other special considerations applicable to the securities being offered thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_4"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC and QC files annual, quarterly
and current reports with the SEC. You may read and copy such information, including the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, at the Public Reference Room of the SEC located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You
may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. 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 <U><I>www.sec.gov</I></U>, from which interested persons can electronically access the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, including the exhibits thereto, as well as periodic reports, proxy statements
and other information about CenturyLink and QC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC relating to the
securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed with the SEC, which may contain additional information that you might find important. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the SEC, we are &#147;incorporating by reference&#148; into this prospectus specific documents that we have filed or will file
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. We incorporate herein by reference the documents listed below, and any future documents that
we file with the SEC under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance
with SEC rules), on or after the date of this prospectus until we sell all of the securities covered by the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part (such documents are referred to collectively below as the &#147;incorporated
documents&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are &#147;incorporating by reference&#148; into this prospectus the following documents filed by us with the SEC;
provided, however, we are not incorporating by reference 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: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Annual Report on Form 10-K</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Description of CenturyLink&#146;s Common Stock on Form 8-A/A</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Filed on March 2, 2015.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Filed on April 16, 2014 (which contains information that has been updated by the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2014 with respect to the termination of CenturyLink&#146;s Amended and Restated 2001 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Annual Report on Form 10-K</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request
and without charge, a copy of the incorporated documents referred to above (except for exhibits, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the filing). You can request copies of such documents if you (i)&nbsp;write us at
CenturyLink, Inc. or Qwest Corporation, as applicable, 100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71203, Attention: Investor Relations, or (ii)&nbsp;call us at (318)&nbsp;388-9000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus and the incorporated documents may contain summary descriptions of certain agreements that we have filed as exhibits to
various SEC filings, as well as certain agreements into which we will enter in connection with an offering under this prospectus. These summary descriptions do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and 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 as described above. You should not rely on or assume the
accuracy of any representation or warranty in any agreement that we have filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this prospectus because such representation or warranty may be subject to exceptions and qualifications contained in
separate disclosure schedules, may have been included in such agreement for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties to the particular transaction, may apply standards of materiality in a manner different from what may be viewed as
material to you or other investors, and may no longer continue to be true as of any given date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information appearing in this prospectus
or any particular incorporated document is not necessarily complete and is qualified in its entirety by the information and financial statements appearing in all of the other incorporated documents and should be read together therewith. Any
statement contained in any particular incorporated document will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any incorporated document filed after such particular incorporated document
modifies or supersedes such statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_5"></A>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus, including the incorporated documents, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act. 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. Forward-looking
statements are all statements other than statements of historical fact, such as statements concerning the benefits that we expect will result from our operations, investments, transactions and other activities, such as increased revenues or
decreased expenditures; statements about our anticipated future operating and financial performance, financial position and liquidity, tax position, contingent liabilities, growth opportunities and growth rates, acquisition and divestiture
opportunities, business prospects, regulatory and competitive outlook, investment and expenditure plans, dividend and stock repurchase plans, capital allocation plans, investment results, financing alternatives and sources, and pricing plans; and
other similar statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated developments and other matters that are not historical facts, many of which are highlighted by 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; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;likely,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;hopes,&#148;
or variations or similar expressions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These forward-looking statements are based upon our judgment and assumptions as of the date such
statements are made concerning future developments and events, many of which are beyond our control. These forward-looking statements, and the assumptions upon which they are based, are inherently speculative and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or implied by us in those statements if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove
incorrect. Factors that could affect actual results include but are not limited to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the timing, success and overall effects of competition from a wide variety of competitive providers; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the risks inherent in rapid technological change, including product displacement; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of ongoing changes in the regulation of the communications industry, including the outcome of regulatory or judicial proceedings relating to intercarrier compensation, access charges, universal service,
broadband deployment, data protection and net neutrality; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to effectively adjust to changes in the communications industry, and changes in our markets, product mix and network; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to effectively manage our expansion opportunities, including retaining and hiring key personnel; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">possible changes in the demand for, or pricing of, our products and services, including our ability to effectively respond to increased demand for high-speed broadband service; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to successfully introduce new product or service offerings on a timely and cost-effective basis; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the adverse impact on our business and network from possible equipment failures, security breaches or similar attacks on our network; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to successfully negotiate collective bargaining agreements on reasonable terms without work stoppages; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">CenturyLink&#146;s ability to use its net operating loss carryforwards in projected amounts; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our continued access to credit markets on favorable terms; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to collect our receivables from financially troubled customers; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our ability to maintain favorable relations with our key business partners, suppliers, vendors, landlords and financial institutions; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any adverse developments in legal or regulatory proceedings involving us; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">changes in our operating plans, corporate strategies, dividend payment plans or other capital allocation plans, including those caused by changes in our cash requirements, capital expenditure needs, debt obligations,
pension funding requirements, cash flows, or financial position, or other similar changes; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of adverse weather; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">other risks referenced in this prospectus or other of our filings with the SEC; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the effects of more general factors such as changes in interest rates, in tax laws, 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. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These and other uncertainties related to our business are
described in greater detail in Item&nbsp;1A of Part I of our respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, which are subject to updating and supplementing by our respective subsequently filed SEC reports. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional factors or risks that we currently deem immaterial or that are not presently known to us could also cause our actual results to
differ materially from our expected results. Given these uncertainties, we caution investors not to unduly rely on our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether
as a result of new information, future events or developments, changed circumstances, or otherwise. Furthermore, any information about our intentions contained in any of our forward-looking statements reflects our intentions as of the date of such
forward-looking statement, and is based upon, among other things, the existing regulatory and technological environment, </P>
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industry and competitive conditions, and economic and market conditions, and our assumptions as of such date. We may change our intentions, strategies or plans (including our dividend or stock
repurchase plans) at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in our assumptions or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_6">
</A>USE OF PROCEEDS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated in the relevant prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from any sale of the
securities described herein will be used for general corporate purposes, including debt repayments, capital expenditures, working capital, acquisitions, pension plan contributions, and redemption or repurchase of our equity or debt securities. The
net proceeds may be temporarily invested or applied to repay short-term or revolving debt prior to use. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_7"></A>RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following tables set forth the unaudited ratio of earnings to fixed charges on a consolidated basis for the periods and issuers indicated.
For purposes of the ratios presented below, (i)&nbsp;earnings include income before income tax expense before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees, fixed charges, amortization of capitalized interest, and distributed income of equity
investees, net of interest capitalized and preferred stock dividend requirements, and (ii)&nbsp;fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized, amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses relating to indebtedness, and an estimate
of interest factor on rentals. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CenturyLink </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The table below sets forth CenturyLink&#146;s ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed charges for each of the years in the five-year period
ended December&nbsp;31, 2014. Due to the immaterial amount of CenturyLink preferred stock outstanding, the ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed charges presented below does not differ materially from the ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed
charges and preferred stock dividends for any of the periods reflected below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Fixed charges for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 included a $1.092 billion non-cash goodwill impairment charge. If the impact of this $1.092 billion non-cash charge is disregarded, our ratio of earnings to fixed
charges for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 would have been 1.9 (derived by dividing the sum of our 2013 earnings available for fixed charges of $1.675 billion plus the amount of the non-cash goodwill impairment charge by our 2013 fixed
charges of $1.486 billion). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">These ratios do not give effect to our acquisition of QCII for any period prior to April&nbsp;1, 2011 or our acquisition of SAVVIS, Inc. for any period prior to July&nbsp;15, 2011. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>QC </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The table below sets forth QC&#146;s
ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed charges for certain specified &#147;Successor&#148; and &#147;Predecessor&#148; periods, as described below. As a result of CenturyLink&#146;s April&nbsp;1, 2011 acquisition of QCII, QC became an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of CenturyLink. In accordance with applicable SEC rules, CenturyLink elected to &#147;push down&#148; its accounting of the QCII acquisition to QC&#146;s consolidated financial statements. Consequently, even though the
acquisition did not change QC&#146;s status as a distinct and continuing legal entity, QC&#146;s ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed charges for each of the below-</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following summary of the terms of CenturyLink&#146;s capital stock is not meant to be complete and is qualified by reference to the
relevant provisions of (i)&nbsp;CenturyLink&#146;s articles of incorporation and bylaws and (ii)&nbsp;the Louisiana Business Corporation Act, which is Louisiana&#146;s new corporate statute that took effect on January&nbsp;1, 2015. Copies of
CenturyLink&#146;s articles of incorporation and bylaws are incorporated herein by reference and will be sent to you at no charge upon request, as provided under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148;. To the extent CenturyLink
determines it to be necessary or appropriate to amend its articles of incorporation or bylaws in the future to conform them to the new Louisiana Business Corporation Act, copies of such amended articles or bylaws will be filed with SEC and be
available in the same manner. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Authorized Capital Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink is currently authorized under its articles of incorporation to issue an aggregate of 1.602 billion shares of capital stock,
consisting of 1.6 billion shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, and two million shares of preferred stock, $25.00 par value per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of December&nbsp;31, 2014, 568,517,457 shares of CenturyLink&#146;s common stock were outstanding. CenturyLink&#146;s common stock is
listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December&nbsp;31, 2014, 7,018 shares of preferred stock were outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Description of
Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue, separately or together with or upon conversion of or exchange for other securities, common stock, all as
set forth in the relevant prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Voting Rights.</I></B> Under our articles of incorporation, each share of common
stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote per share on all matters duly submitted to shareholders for their vote or consent. Holders of our common stock are entitled to elect all of the authorized number of members of our board of directors.
Holders of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. As a result, the holders of a majority of the votes cast in the election of directors are able to elect all of the directors in an uncontested election. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our by-laws provide that in an uncontested election of directors, each director must be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast
with respect to that director&#146;s election. If a nominee for director is not elected and the nominee is an incumbent director, such incumbent director must promptly tender his or her resignation to the board of directors, subject to acceptance by
the board of directors. The nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors will make a recommendation to the board of directors as to whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation, or whether other action should be
taken. The board of directors will act on the tendered resignation, taking into account the committee&#146;s recommendation, and publicly disclose by filing a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC its decision regarding the tendered resignation
and the rationale behind the decision within 90 days from the date of certification of election results. If the number of persons properly nominated for election as directors exceeds the number of directors to be elected in a contested election,
then the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote at such election. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Dividends.</I></B> Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors, out
of funds legally available therefor, subject to the preferences applicable to any outstanding preferred stock. Our ability to pay dividends depends primarily upon the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute their earnings to us in the form of
dividends, loans or other payments. Certain of our subsidiaries&#146; loan agreements contain various restrictions on the transfer of funds to us, including certain provisions that restrict the amount of dividends that may be paid to us. </P>
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affairs, holders of our common stock would be entitled to receive ratably all of our assets remaining after satisfying the preferences of our creditors and the holders of any outstanding preferred stock. Our common stock is not redeemable and has no
subscription, conversion or preemptive rights. All of our outstanding shares of common stock have been fully paid and are non-assessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Certain
Provisions Affecting Takeovers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our articles of incorporation and bylaws contain certain provisions that are intended to enhance the
likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our board of directors and that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a future takeover or change in control of CenturyLink unless the takeover or change of control is
approved by our board of directors. Such provisions may also render more difficult the removal of our directors or officers. Certain of our agreements and certain provisions of applicable law may have similar effects. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limits on Shareholder Actions.</I></B> Our articles of incorporation provide that shareholder action may be taken only at an annual or
special meeting of shareholders, and may not be taken by written consent of the shareholders. This provision prevents consent solicitations by persons desiring to acquire us or change the composition of our board of directors. In addition, our
articles of incorporation currently provide that shareholders may call a special meeting of shareholders only if they hold at least a majority of our total voting power. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Removal of Directors.</I></B> Under our articles of incorporation the shareholders may remove any director or the entire board of
directors, only for cause, at any meeting of the shareholders called for such purpose, by the affirmative vote of (i)&nbsp;a majority of the total voting power of all shareholders and (ii)&nbsp;at any time there is a related person, a majority of
the total voting power of all shareholders other than the related person, voting as a separate group. This provision precludes a third party from gaining control of the board of directors by removing incumbent directors without cause and filling the
vacancies with its own nominees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Fair Price Provisions.</I></B> Our articles of incorporation contain provisions designed to
provide safeguards for our shareholders when certain current or former beneficial holders of our stock, which we sometimes refer to as related persons, attempt to effect a business combination with us. In general, subject to various exceptions, a
business combination between CenturyLink and a related person must be approved by: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">two-thirds of the total voting power of shareholders, other than the related person, present or represented at the shareholders&#146; meeting, voting as a separate group. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Evaluation of Tender Offers.</I></B> Our board of directors is required by our articles of incorporation to consider various factors
when evaluating a business combination, tender or exchange offer, or a proposal by another person to make a tender or exchange offer, including the social and economic effects of the transaction on CenturyLink and its subsidiaries, as well as on our
respective employees, customers, creditors, and other elements of the communities in which we operate or are located. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Advance
Notice.</I></B> Our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure with regard to the nomination, other than by or at the direction of our board of directors, of candidates for election as directors and with regard to other matters to be brought
before a meeting of our shareholders. Our bylaws provide that any shareholder of record entitled to vote thereon may nominate one or more persons for election as directors and properly bring other matters before a meeting of the shareholders only if
written notice has been received by the secretary of </P>
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CenturyLink, (i)&nbsp;in the event of an annual meeting of shareholders, not more than 180 days and not less than 90 days in advance of the first anniversary of the preceding year&#146;s annual
meeting of shareholders or, in the event of an annual meeting scheduled to be held either more than 30 days earlier or 60 days later than such anniversary date, not more than 180 days and not less than 90 days in advance of the meeting, or if public
announcement is less than 100 days prior to the meeting, within 10 days of public disclosure of the meeting date; and (ii)&nbsp;in the event of a special meeting, not more than 120 days and not less than 90 days in advance of the meeting, or if
public announcement is less than 100 days prior to the meeting, within 10 days of public disclosure of the meeting date. In addition, the notice must contain certain specified information concerning, among other things, the person to be nominated or
the matter to be brought before the meeting and concerning the shareholder submitting the proposal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Amendment of CenturyLink&#146;s
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.</I></B> Various provisions of our articles of incorporation, including the fair price provisions and those provisions limiting the ability of shareholders to act by written consent, may not be amended except
upon the affirmative vote of both: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the holders of at least 80% of the total voting power of all shareholders and two-thirds of the total voting power of shareholders, other than the related person, present or duly represented at a shareholders&#146;
meeting, voting as a separate group. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Powers of Board to Issue Stock.</I></B> Our board of directors is authorized,
without action of the shareholders, to issue (i)&nbsp;additional shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards, and (ii)&nbsp;additional shares of preferred stock with rights and
preferences designated by the board of directors, as discussed further under &#147;&#150; Description of Preferred Stock &#150; General&#148;. One of the effects of the existence of undesignated preferred stock and authorized, but unissued, common
stock may be to enable our board of directors to make more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of the company and thereby protect the continuity of management. If, in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, our board of
directors was to determine that a takeover proposal was not in our best interest, the board of directors could issue such shares without shareholder approval in one or more transactions that might prevent or discourage the completion of the takeover
transaction by (i)&nbsp;diluting the voting or other rights of the proposed acquiror or insurgent shareholder group, (ii)&nbsp;creating a substantial voting block that might undertake to support the position of the incumbent board, or
(iii)&nbsp;effecting an alternative transaction that might complicate or preclude the takeover, or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Other.</I></B> For
additional information about these and other provisions of our organizational documents and applicable laws that could have an effect of delaying, deferring, discouraging or preventing a change in control of CenturyLink, you should refer to our
registration statement relating to our common stock, as amended and restated on Form 8-A/A, which is incorporated by reference herein. See &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Listing </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink&#146;s common stock
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;CTL.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Description of Preferred Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink may issue hereunder preferred stock in one or more series on terms to be described in the relevant prospectus supplement. The
specific description of any particular series of preferred stock in the relevant prospectus supplement will not be complete. You should refer to the applicable provisions in our articles of </P>
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incorporation, our bylaws and the articles of amendment relating to each series of preferred stock, all of which we have filed or will file with the SEC, as well as the relevant provisions of the
Louisiana Business Corporation Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General.</I></B> Our articles of incorporation authorize the board of directors to issue from
time to time, without shareholder approval, shares of preferred stock in one or more series. The rights, preferences, designation and size of each series will be described in an amendment to our articles of incorporation. A prospectus supplement
relating to each series will specify the terms of the preferred stock as determined by our board of directors, including some or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the specific designation, number of shares, rank and purchase price; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any per share liquidation preference; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any redemption, payment or sinking fund provisions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any dividend rates (fixed or variable) and the dates on which any dividends will be payable (or the method by which the rates or dates will be determined); </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any voting rights; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the methods by which amounts payable in respect of the preferred stock may be calculated; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">information regarding the manner in which the preferred stock will be registered, to the extent it differs from that described under the heading &#147;Form of Securities&#148;; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">whether the preferred stock will be listed on a national securities exchange; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">whether the preferred stock is convertible or exchangeable and, if so, a description of (i)&nbsp;the securities into which the preferred stock is convertible or exchangeable, (ii)&nbsp;the terms and conditions upon
which conversions or exchanges may be effected, including the initial conversion or exchange prices or ratios, and (iii)&nbsp;any other related provisions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a description of any material United States federal income tax consequences relating to the series; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the place or places where dividends and other payments on the preferred stock will be payable; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any additional voting, dividend, liquidation, redemption, sinking fund or other rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the relevant prospectus supplement states otherwise, the preferred stock will not have preemptive rights. Neither the par value nor the
liquidation preference of the preferred stock is indicative of the price at which the preferred stock may actually trade on or after the date of issuance. Unless the relevant prospectus supplement states otherwise, there will be no restriction on
our ability to repurchase or redeem preferred stock while there is any arrearage in payment of dividends or sinking fund installments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our rights and the rights of holders of any preferred stock issued by us to participate in the distribution of assets of any subsidiary of
CenturyLink upon its liquidation or recapitalization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary&#146;s creditors and preferred shareholders, except to the extent we ourselves are a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary or
a holder of preferred stock of the subsidiary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our board of directors could authorize CenturyLink to issue preferred stock with voting,
conversion and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of holders of our common stock or other series of preferred stock, which could in turn decrease the market price of our shares of common stock. In addition,
the issuance of preferred stock under certain circumstances could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control. For more information, see &#147;Description of Common Stock &#150; Certain Provisions Affecting Takeovers
&#150; Powers of Board to Issue Stock&#148;. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Outstanding Preferred Stock</I></B>. As of December&nbsp;31, 2014, CenturyLink had
outstanding 7,018 shares of 5% Cumulative Convertible Series L Preferred Stock. At such time, such shares were convertible into a total of approximately 9,572&nbsp;shares of CenturyLink common stock. Each share of Series L Preferred Stock entitles
the holder thereof to one vote on all matters duly submitted to a vote of shareholders. The holder of each share of Series L Preferred Stock is entitled to receive an annual cash dividend of $1.25, payable in quarterly installments. Dividends on
Series L Preferred Stock are cumulative and dividends cannot be paid with respect to common stock unless all cumulative dividends on all shares of Series L Preferred Stock shall have been paid. In the event we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our
affairs, the holders of Series L Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, equally and ratably with all other holders of preferred stock of equal rank, $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, before any payment is made to holders of
common stock. Each share of Series L Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into the number of shares of common stock derived by dividing $25.00 by the &#147;conversion price&#148; (which, as of the date of this prospectus, is
approximately $18.33, as adjusted). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_9"></A>DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF CENTURYLINK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description of the terms of CenturyLink&#146;s debt securities that may be issued under this prospectus contains certain general
terms that may apply to such securities. The specific terms of any of CenturyLink&#146;s debt securities will be described in one or more prospectus supplements relating to such debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink may periodically issue senior debt securities in one or more series under an indenture, dated as of March&nbsp;31, 1994, between
it and Regions Bank (as successor-in-interest to First American Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust of Louisiana and Regions Bank of Louisiana), as trustee, as supplemented through the date hereof. We refer to this indenture in this section as the senior
indenture. CenturyLink may also periodically issue subordinated debt securities in one or more series under a subordinated indenture which would be entered into between it and a bank or trust company selected by it to act as trustee. We refer to
this indenture in this section as the subordinated indenture. Together, the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture, if one is entered into, are referred to in this section as the indentures. The trustees under the indentures are sometimes
collectively referred to in this section as the trustees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The particular terms of each series of debt securities that may be issued under
the indentures will be set forth in a resolution of our board of directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) specifically authorizing that series, or in one or more supplemental indentures or other instruments under the applicable indenture.
The following summary is not complete and is subject to the provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by express reference to, the indentures and the applicable resolutions, supplemental indentures or other instruments specifying the
particular terms of any such series. We have filed a copy of the senior indenture and a form of the subordinated indenture as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and suggest that you review these carefully.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no requirement under the senior indenture, nor is there expected to be any requirement under the subordinated indenture, that
our future issuances of debt securities be issued exclusively under either indenture, and we will be free to employ other indentures or documentation containing provisions different from those included in either of the indentures or applicable to
one or more issuances of debt securities hereunder in connection with any future issuances of other debt securities. The senior indenture provides, and the subordinated indenture is expected to provide, that the applicable debt securities will be
issued in one or more series, may be issued at various times, may have differing maturity dates and may bear interest at differing rates. We need not issue all debt securities of one series at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, we may
&#147;reopen&#148; a series of senior or subordinated debt securities, without the consent of the holders of that series, for additional issuances of securities of that series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated, each reference italicized in parentheses below or in any prospectus supplement applies to section numbers in the
applicable indenture and each capitalized term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in the applicable indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities that may be issued under the indentures will be general unsecured obligations of CenturyLink and will be effectively
subordinated in right of payment to any of CenturyLink&#146;s future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing any such indebtedness. Senior debt securities will rank senior in right of payment to any of our future
subordinated debt and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt. Subordinated debt securities will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our
senior debt as described in the relevant prospectus supplement. See &#147;&#150; Subordinated Debt Securities&#148;. The indentures do not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may issue thereunder. As of December&nbsp;31,
2014, we had (i)&nbsp;approximately $7.8 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior debt securities outstanding under the senior indenture and (ii)&nbsp;no subordinated debt, other than capital leases totaling approximately $489 million.
For additional information on all of our fixed commitments and our consolidated debt, see the periodic reports that we have filed with the SEC, as described further under &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a holding company, substantially all of our income and operating cash flow is dependent upon the earnings of our subsidiaries and the
distribution of funds to us from our subsidiaries in the form of dividends, loans or other payments. As a result, we rely upon our subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to meet our obligations, including the payment of principal and interest
on any debt securities that may be issued hereunder. Our subsidiaries (including QC) are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to pay any amounts due pursuant to our debt securities or, subject to limited exceptions for tax
sharing purposes, to make any funds available to us to repay our obligations, whether by dividends, loans or other payments. State law applicable to each of our subsidiaries restricts the amount of dividends that they may pay. Restrictions that have
been or may be imposed by state regulators (either in connection with obtaining necessary approvals for our acquisitions or in connection with our regulated operations), and restrictions imposed by credit agreements applicable to certain of our
subsidiaries may limit the amount of funds that our subsidiaries are permitted to transfer to us, including the amount of dividends that may be paid to us. Moreover, our rights to receive assets of any subsidiary upon its liquidation or
reorganization (and the ability of holders of our debt securities to benefit indirectly therefrom) will be effectively subordinated to the claims of creditors of that subsidiary, including trade creditors. As of December&nbsp;31, 2014, the aggregate
principal amount of long-term debt of our subsidiaries (excluding long-term debt classified as &#147;Capital leases and other&#148;) was approximately $11.3 billion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise below or in the relevant prospectus supplement, neither of the indentures nor the debt securities to be issued
thereunder (i)&nbsp;limit the amount of secured or unsecured indebtedness that we or any of our subsidiaries may issue or incur, (ii)&nbsp;restrict our ability to pay dividends or sell or transfer our assets or (iii)&nbsp;contain provisions that
would afford debt holders protection in the event of a change in control, highly leveraged transaction, recapitalization or similar transaction involving CenturyLink, any of which could adversely affect holders of our debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we sell any series of debt securities under the indentures, each related prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the series,
including some or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the title and ranking of the series, including a description of any applicable subordination provisions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the aggregate principal amount of the series to be initially offered, and any limit on the total aggregate principal amount of the series; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our net proceeds from the sale thereof; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the price or prices at which the series will be issued; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the rate or rates per annum, if any, at which the series will bear interest or the method of determining the rate or rates; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the date or dates from which interest will accrue and the date or dates at which interest will be payable; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the terms of any rights committing or entitling the holder to convert or exchange the debt securities into or for other securities issued or held by us; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the terms for redemption or early payment, if any, including any mandatory or optional sinking fund or similar provisions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the series; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">information regarding the manner in which the series will be registered, to the extent it differs from that described under the headings &#147;&#150; Denominations, Registration and Transfer&#148; and &#147;Form of
Securities&#148;; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any special provisions relating to the defeasance of the series; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any special considerations, additional covenants or other specific provisions applicable to the series. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities may bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. Debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time
of issuance is below the prevailing market rate may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The listing above is not
intended to be an exclusive list of the terms that may be applicable to any debt securities sold under the indentures. We are not limited in any respect in our ability to issue debt securities with terms different from or in addition to those
described above or elsewhere in this prospectus or under any other separate indenture, provided that the terms of securities sold under the indentures or any other separate indenture must be consistent with the terms of the specific indenture under
which such securities are sold. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indentures are, and the debt securities will be, governed by Louisiana law. The indentures are
subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Denominations, Registration and Transfer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities issued under the indentures will be issued in fully registered form and, unless we state otherwise in the relevant
prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 or any multiple thereof (<I>Section 2.03</I>). Unless otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement, we will issue the debt securities wholly in the form of one or more global registered
securities, and the rights of holders to transfer their beneficial interests therein will be governed solely by the procedures of the depositary for such global securities and its participants. See &#147;Form of Securities&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable trustee will act as the registrar of debt securities issued under the applicable indenture (<I>Section 2.05</I>). No service
charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of debt securities, or issue of new debt securities in the event of a partial redemption of any series, but we may generally require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge payable in connection therewith (<I>Section 2.05</I>). The applicable trustee may appoint an authenticating agent for any series to act on the trustee&#146;s behalf in connection with authenticating debt securities of that
series (<I>Section 2.10</I>). The applicable trustee may at any time rescind any such appointment (<I>Section 2.10</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not be
required (i)&nbsp;to issue, register the transfer of or exchange the debt securities of any series during a period beginning 15 days before any selection of debt securities of that series to be redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day
of mailing of the relevant redemption notice or (ii)&nbsp;to register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities of any series, or portions thereof, called for redemption (<I>Section 2.05</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment and Paying Agents </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we
state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on debt securities of any series will be made in U.S. dollars at the principal office of our Paying Agent or, at our option, by payment
delivered to the registered holders of the debt securities (<I>Section 2.03</I>). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, the applicable trustee will act
as our sole Paying Agent and 1500 North 18th Street, Monroe, Louisiana, will be designated as the agent&#146;s office for purposes of payments with respect to any series of debt securities. Any other Paying Agents initially designated by us with
respect to any series will be named in the relevant prospectus supplement (<I>Sections 4.02 and 4.03</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any money set aside by us for
the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed two years after such payment has become due and payable will be repaid to us on May&nbsp;31 following the expiration of the two-year period
and the holder of the debt security may thereafter look only to us for payment thereof (<I>Section 11.05</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption and Sinking Fund Provisions
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, a series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30
days&#146; and not more than 60 days&#146; notice at the redemption prices and subject to the terms and conditions (including those relating to any sinking fund established with respect to such series) that may be set forth in a board resolution or
supplemental indenture and in the prospectus supplement relating to such series (<I>Sections 3.01 and 3.02</I>). If less than all of the debt securities of the series are to be redeemed, the applicable trustee shall select the debt securities of
such series, or portions thereof, to be redeemed by such method as such trustee shall deem appropriate and fair (<I>Section 3.02</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not less than 45 days prior to any sinking fund payment date for a series of debt securities, we will deliver to the trustee an officers&#146;
certificate specifying the amount of the next sinking fund payment pursuant to the terms of such series of debt securities (<I>Section 3.06</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state
otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, the terms and conditions set forth under this heading will govern defaults under the applicable indenture. The indentures provide that an Event of Default means that one or more of the following
events has occurred and is continuing with respect to debt securities of a particular series: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure for 30 business days to pay interest on the debt securities of that series when due; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure to pay principal of (or premium, if any, on) the debt securities of that series when due (whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise) or to make any sinking or analogous fund payment with
respect to that series unless caused solely by a wire transfer malfunction or similar problem outside our control; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure to observe or perform any other covenant applicable to that series for 60 days after written notice with respect thereto by the trustee or to us and the trustee by the holders of at least 25% of the aggregate
principal amount of such series of debt securities then outstanding; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">occurrence of certain specified events relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to CenturyLink (<I>Section 6.01</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of a particular series issued under either indenture necessarily constitutes an Event
of Default with respect to the debt securities of any other series issued under such indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing with respect to any series and if it is known to the applicable trustee, such trustee is required to mail to each holder of that series a notice of the Event of Default within 90 days of such default. The trustee may withhold from holders
notice of any continuing default (except a default in the payment of monies owed) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests (<I>Section&nbsp;6.07</I>). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to a series of debt securities occurs and is continuing, the
trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding may declare the principal of that series of debt securities to be due and payable immediately. The holders of a majority of
aggregate outstanding principal amount of such series of debt securities may rescind such declaration and waive the default if the default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal (and premium, if
any) has been deposited with such trustee before any judgment or decree for such payment has been obtained or entered (<I>Section 6.01</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of debt securities may not enforce the applicable indenture, except as provided therein. Subject to the provisions of the applicable
indenture relating to the duties of the applicable trustee, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing such trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the applicable indenture at the request or direction
of any holders of the affected series, unless, among other things, the holders shall have offered such trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. Subject to the indemnification provisions and certain limitations contained in the applicable
indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the series of debt securities then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the applicable trustee or exercising
any trust or power conferred on such trustee with respect to such series. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series affected by a default may, in certain cases, waive such default
except a default in payment of principal of, or any premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities of that series or a call for redemption of the debt securities of that series (<I>Sections 6.04 and 6.06</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of subordinated debt securities should refer to &#147;&#150; Subordinated Debt Securities&#148; below for a description of certain
restrictions that could prevent such holders from being paid upon an Event of Default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of at least a majority in principal
amount of the debt securities of any series may waive any default (other than a payment of default) for all securities of that series (<I>Section 6.06</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are required to furnish to the trustees annually a statement regarding our performance of certain of our obligations under the indenture
(<I>Section 5.03</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Discharge and Defeasance </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the relevant prospectus supplement states otherwise, we may discharge our obligations with respect to any series of our debt securities,
subject to certain exceptions, if at any time all outstanding debt securities of that series not previously delivered to the applicable trustee for cancellation by us shall have become due and payable or are to become due and payable or called for
redemption within one year and we have deposited with such trustee the entire amount in moneys or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay at maturity or upon redemption the outstanding debt securities, including
principal (and premium, if any) and interest due or to become due to the date of maturity or redemption, and if we shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable thereunder with respect to that series (<I>Section 11.01</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, each indenture provides that we may discharge all of our obligations under the indenture with respect to any series, subject to
certain exceptions, if at any time all outstanding debt securities of that series not previously delivered to the applicable trustee for cancellation by us or that have not become due and payable as described above shall have been paid by us by
depositing irrevocably with such trustee moneys or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption the outstanding debt securities, including principal (and premium, if any) and interest due or to become due to the date
of maturity or redemption, and if we shall also pay all other sums payable thereunder with respect to that series (<I>Section 11.02</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subordinated
Debt Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general, any subordinated debt securities that we may issue under the subordinated indenture will be subordinate in
right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our senior indebtedness (<I>Section 14.01 of the</I> </P>
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<I>form of subordinated indenture</I>). In general, this means that various provisions of our subordinated debt securities may prohibit us from making payments to the holders thereof in respect
of those securities. For instance, in the event we become subject to any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or similar proceeding or we liquidate, dissolve or otherwise wind up our affairs, then the holders of any debt
senior to our subordinated debt securities will be entitled to be paid in full, before the holders of any subordinated debt securities are paid. In addition, unless otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement, (i)&nbsp;if we default in
the payment of any debt that is senior to our subordinated debt securities or if any event of default shall have occurred and be continuing permitting the holders of such senior indebtedness to accelerate payment of such senior indebtedness, then,
so long as any such default continues, we cannot make any payment on our subordinated debt securities, and (ii)&nbsp;if any series of subordinated debt securities is declared due and payable before its stated maturity date, then generally no payment
on our subordinated debt securities can be made unless the holders of all debt senior to the subordinated debt securities are paid in full. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A prospectus supplement relating to any particular series of subordinated debt securities will summarize the subordination provisions
applicable to that series, including: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the applicability and effect of such provisions upon any payment or distribution of our assets to creditors upon any liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the applicability and effect of such provisions in the event of specified defaults with respect to senior indebtedness, including the circumstances under which and the period in which we will be prohibited from making
payments on subordinated debt securities; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the definition of senior indebtedness applicable to that series of subordinated debt securities; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the aggregate amount of outstanding indebtedness as of the most recent practicable date that would rank senior to, and on parity with, that series of subordinated debt securities. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are expected to be no restrictions in the subordinated indenture on the creation of additional senior debt securities or any other
indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The failure to make any required payment on any of the subordinated debt securities due to the subordination provisions of
such securities will not prevent the occurrence of an Event of Default under the subordinated debt securities. Under such circumstances, the subordinated indenture trustee and the holders of the subordinated debt securities can potentially take
action against us, but they will not be able to receive any monetary payments in respect of such securities until the claims of the senior debt holders have been fully satisfied. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The particular terms of subordination of a series of subordinated debt securities may supersede the general subordination provisions of the
subordinated indenture, and the particular disclosures set forth in the relevant prospectus supplement relating to a specific series of subordinated debt securities may supersede the general disclosures set forth in this subsection. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification of Indentures </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each
indenture contains or is expected to contain provisions permitting us, when authorized by a board resolution, and the applicable trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt
securities of any series at the time outstanding and affected by such modification, to modify the indenture or any supplemental indenture affecting that series. However, no such modification may: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">extend the fixed maturity of any debt securities of any series, reduce the principal amount thereof, reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption
thereof, without the consent of the holder of each debt security so affected; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">reduce the aforesaid percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holder of each debt security then outstanding and affected
thereby (<I>Section 9.02</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and the applicable trustee may amend or supplement the indentures, without the consent of any
holder of any series of debt securities, to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">create a new series; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">evidence the assumption by any successor to CenturyLink of our obligations under an indenture; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">add covenants to an indenture for the protection of the holders of debt securities; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">cure any ambiguity or inconsistency in an Indenture, or making other provisions as shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the debt securities of any series; and/or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">change or eliminate any provisions of an indenture provided that there is no outstanding debt security of any series created prior to such change that benefits therefrom (<I>Section 9.01</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We anticipate that we will not be permitted to modify or amend the subordination provisions of the subordinated indenture if doing so would
adversely affect the rights under Article XIV of the subordinated indenture of the holders of senior indebtedness without the consent of the requisite holders of senior indebtedness required under the terms of such senior indebtedness (<I>Section
9.02 of the form of subordinated indenture</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Merger and Consolidation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nothing in the indentures prevents us from consolidating or merging with or into, or selling, conveying, transferring or otherwise disposing of
all or substantially all of our assets to, another corporation (whether or not affiliated with us or our successor or successors), provided that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">we agree to obtain a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the surviving entity or transferee agrees to assume our obligations under all outstanding debt securities issued under the applicable indenture (<I>Section
10.01</I>); </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the surviving entity or transferee is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (<I>Section 10.01</I>); and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">we comply with any obligation under the applicable indenture to secure the debt securities then outstanding, as described under the heading &#147;&#150; Limitation on Liens&#148; immediately below (<I>Section 4.06</I>).
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Limitations on Liens </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indentures provide that CenturyLink will not, while any of the debt securities issued thereunder remain outstanding, create or suffer to
exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance (which we collectively refer to below as liens) upon our property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, unless we shall secure the debt securities then outstanding by such
lien equally and ratably with the other indebtedness or obligations thereby secured so long as such other indebtedness or obligations remain so secured. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither indenture will restrict us from creating or suffering to exist the following liens permitted under the
indentures: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">liens upon property hereafter acquired by us or liens on such property at the time of the acquisition thereof, or conditional sales agreements or title retention agreements with respect to any such property;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">liens on the stock of a corporation that, when such liens arise, concurrently becomes our subsidiary, or liens on all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation arising in connection with our purchase thereof;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">liens for taxes and similar levies, deposits to secure performance or obligations under certain specified
circumstances and laws, mechanics&#146; liens and similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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deposits to secure surety and appeal bonds to which we are a party, other pledges or deposits for similar purposes in the ordinary course of business, liens created by or resulting from legal
proceedings being contested in good faith, certain specified zoning restrictions and other restrictions on the use of real property, interests of lessors in property subject to any capitalized lease, and certain other similar liens generally arising
in the ordinary course of business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">indebtedness assumed by us in the case of certain consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyances; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">liens that replace, extend or renew any lien otherwise permitted under such indenture (<I>Section 4.05</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the indentures similarly require us, prior to consummating any consolidation, merger or sale of
all or substantially all of our property that would subject any of our property to any lien, to equally and ratably secure the debt securities then outstanding by such lien (<I>Section 4.06</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The restrictions in the indentures described above would not protect the debt holders in the event of a leveraged transaction in which
unsecured indebtedness was incurred or in which the liens arising in connection therewith were freely permitted under the applicable indenture, nor would they afford protection in the event of one or more leveraged transactions in which secured
indebtedness was incurred by our subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Concerning the Trustees </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trustees, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the
applicable indenture and, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, shall exercise the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise in the conduct of such person&#146;s own affairs (<I>Section&nbsp;7.01</I>). Subject to such provision,
the trustees are not required to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in them by the applicable indenture at the request, order or direction of any debt holders, unless offered reasonable security or indemnity by such holders against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred thereby (<I>Section 7.02</I>). A trustee is not required to expend or risk its own funds or incur personal financial liability in the performance of its duties if such trustee reasonably
believes that repayment of such funds or liability or adequate indemnity is not reasonably assured to it (<I>Section 7.01</I>). We will pay the trustees reasonable compensation and reimburse them for reasonable expenses incurred in accordance with
the applicable indenture (<I>Section 7.06</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A trustee may resign with respect to one or more series and a successor trustee may be
appointed to act with respect to such series (<I>Section 7.10</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Regions Bank is trustee, authenticating agent and paying agent under
the senior indenture with respect to each outstanding series of senior debt securities of CenturyLink issued thereunder. Regions Bank also provides revolving credit and other traditional banking services to CenturyLink. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_10"></A>DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF QC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description of the terms of QC&#146;s debt securities that may be issued under this prospectus contains certain general terms
that may apply to such securities. The specific terms of any of QC&#146;s debt securities will be described in one or more prospectus supplements relating to such debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">QC may periodically issue debt securities in one or more series under an indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;15, 1999, between QC (formerly
named U.S. WEST Communications, Inc.), as issuer, and Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association), as previously amended and
supplemented through the date hereof. We refer to this indenture in this section as the QC indenture. U.S. Bank National Association is currently the trustee under the QC indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The particular terms of any series of debt securities that may be issued under the QC indenture
will be set forth in a resolution of our board of directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) specifically authorizing that series, or in one or more supplemental indentures or other instruments under the QC indenture. The following summary
is not complete and is subject to the provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by express reference to, the QC indenture and the applicable resolutions, supplemental indentures or other instruments specifying the particular terms of any such
series. We have filed a copy of the QC indenture as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and suggest that you review it carefully. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no requirement under the QC indenture that our future issuances of debt securities be issued exclusively under the QC indenture, and
we will be free to employ other indentures or documentation containing provisions different from those included in the QC indenture or applicable to one or more issuances of debt securities hereunder in connection with any future issuances of other
debt securities. The QC indenture provides that the applicable debt securities will be issued in one or more series, may be issued at various times, may have differing maturity dates and may bear interest at differing rates. We need not issue all
debt securities of one series at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, we may &#147;reopen&#148; a series of debt securities, without the consent of the holders of that series, for additional issuances of securities of that series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated, each reference italicized in parentheses below or in any prospectus supplement applies to section numbers in the
QC indenture and each capitalized term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in the QC indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debt securities that may be issued under the QC indenture will be senior unsecured obligations of QC and will be effectively subordinated in
right of payment to any of QC&#146;s future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing any such indebtedness. The debt securities will rank senior in right of payment to any of our future subordinated debt and will rank
equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The QC indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may issue thereunder. As of December&nbsp;31, 2014, we had
(i)&nbsp;approximately $5.2 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured debt securities outstanding under the QC indenture, (ii)&nbsp;an additional $2.1 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured debt securities outstanding under a separate
indenture and (iii)&nbsp;no subordinated debt other than capital leases totaling approximately $26 million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise
below or in the relevant prospectus supplement, neither the QC indenture nor the debt securities to be issued thereunder: (i)&nbsp;limit the amount of secured or unsecured indebtedness that we or any of our subsidiaries may issue or incur,
(ii)&nbsp;restrict our ability to pay dividends or sell or transfer our assets or (iii)&nbsp;contain provisions that would afford debt holders protection in the event of a change in control, highly leveraged transaction, recapitalization or similar
transaction involving QC, any of which could adversely affect holders of our debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we sell any series of debt securities
under the QC indenture, each related prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the series, including some or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the rate or rates per annum, if any, at which the series will bear interest or the method of determining the rate or rates; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the terms of any rights committing or entitling the holder to convert or exchange the debt securities into or for other securities issued or held by us; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the terms for redemption or early payment, if any, including any mandatory or optional sinking fund or similar provisions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the series; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">information regarding the manner in which the series will be registered, to the extent it differs from that described under the headings &#147;&#150; Denominations, Registration and Transfer&#148; and &#147;Form of
Securities&#148;; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any special provisions relating to the defeasance of the series; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any special considerations, additional covenants or other specific provisions applicable to the series. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities may bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. Debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time
of issuance is below the prevailing market rate may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The listing above is not
intended to be an exclusive list of the terms that may be applicable to any debt securities sold under the QC indenture. We are not limited in any respect in our ability to issue debt securities with terms different from or in addition to those
described above or elsewhere in this prospectus or under any other indenture, provided that the terms of securities sold under the QC indenture or any other indenture must be consistent with the terms of the specific indenture under which such
securities are sold. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The QC indenture is, and the debt securities will be, governed by New York law. The QC indenture is subject to and
governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Denominations, Registration and Transfer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities will be issued in registered or unregistered form and, unless we state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, in
denominations of $1,000 or any multiples thereof (<I>Section 2.02</I>). Unless otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement, we will issue the debt securities wholly in the form of one or more global registered securities, and the rights
of holders to transfer their beneficial interests therein will be governed solely by the procedures of the depositary for such global securities and its participants. See &#147;Form of Securities&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trustee will act initially as the registrar of debt securities issued under the QC indenture (<I>Section 2.04</I>). No service charge will
be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith (<I>Section 2.08(c)</I>). The trustee may appoint
an authenticating agent for any series to act on the trustee&#146;s behalf in connection with authenticating debt securities of that series issued (<I>Sections 2.03(f)</I> and <I>2.08(c)</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not be required (i)&nbsp;to issue, register the transfer of or exchange the debt securities of any series during a period beginning 15
days before any selection of debt securities of that series to be redeemed or (ii)&nbsp;to register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities of any series, or portions thereof, called for redemption (<I>Section 2.08(d)</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The QC indenture also permits, subject to certain conditions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">registered securities to be transferred for an equal principal amount of unregistered securities of the same series and date of maturity in any authorized denominations; or </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">unregistered securities to be transferred for an equal principal amount of registered or unregistered securities containing identical terms and provisions of the same series and date of maturity in any authorized
denominations (<I>Section 2.08</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment and Paying Agents </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on debt securities
of any series will be made in U.S. dollars by the trustee acting on our behalf, and principal payable on registered securities will be payable only against presentation thereof at the office of our Paying Agent in New York, New York, unless we have
otherwise instructed the trustee in writing (<I>Section 2.05</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, the
trustee will act as our sole Paying Agent and 950 17<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202 will be designated as the agent&#146;s office for purposes of principal payments with respect to
any series of debt securities. Any other Paying Agents initially designated by us with respect to any series will be named in the relevant prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any money set aside by us for the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed two
years after such payment has become due and payable will be repaid to us and the holder of the debt security may thereafter look only to us for payment thereof (<I>Section 8.03</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption and Sinking Fund Provisions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, a series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30
days&#146; and not more than 90 days&#146; notice prior to the date of redemption at the redemption prices and subject to the terms and conditions that may be set forth in a board resolution or supplemental indenture and in the relevant prospectus
supplement relating to such series (<I>Sections 3.01 and 3.03</I>). If less than all of the debt securities of the series are to be redeemed, the trustee shall select the debt securities of such series, or portions thereof, to be redeemed by such
method as the trustee shall deem appropriate and fair (<I>Section 3.02</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not less than 60 days prior to any sinking fund payment date
for a series of debt securities, we will deliver to the trustee an officers&#146; certificate specifying the amount of the next sinking fund payment pursuant to the terms of such series of debt securities (<I>Section 10.03</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state
otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, the terms and conditions set forth under this heading will govern defaults under the QC indenture. The QC indenture provides that an Event of Default means that one or more of the following events has
occurred and is continuing with respect to debt securities of a particular series: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure for 90 days to pay interest on the debt securities of that series when due; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure to pay principal on the debt securities of that series when due and payable upon maturity, upon redemption or otherwise; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure to comply with any of our other agreements with respect to the debt securities of that series or in the QC indenture, which failure continues for 90&nbsp;days after we receive a specified notice of default from
the trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of such series of debt securities then outstanding; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">occurrence of certain specified events relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to QC (<I>Section 6.01</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of a particular series issued under the QC indenture necessarily constitutes an Event
of Default with respect to the debt securities of any other series issued under such indenture. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">21 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing with respect to any series and if it is
known to the trustee, the trustee is required to mail to each holder of that series a notice of the Event of Default within 90 days of such default. The trustee may withhold from holders notice of any continuing default (except a default in the
payment of monies owed) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests (<I>Section 7.05</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with
respect to a series of debt securities occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding may declare the principal of that series of debt securities
to be due and payable immediately. The holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such series of debt securities 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 (<I>Section 6.02</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of debt securities may not enforce the QC indenture, except as provided therein. Subject to the provisions of the QC indenture
relating to the duties of the trustee, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the QC indenture at the request or direction of any holders of the affected
series, unless, among other things, the holders shall have offered the trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. Subject to the indemnification provisions and certain limitations contained in the QC indenture, the holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the series of debt securities 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 on the trustee with
respect to such series. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series affected by a default may, in certain cases, waive such default except a default in payment of principal of, or any
premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities of that series or a call for redemption of the debt securities of that series (<I>Sections 6.04, 6.05 and 6.06</I>). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of any series may waive any default (other than a payment of
default) for all securities of that series (<I>Section 6.04</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are required to furnish to the trustees annually a statement
regarding our performance of certain of our obligations under the QC indenture (<I>Section 4.02</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Discharge and Defeasance </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the relevant prospectus supplement states otherwise, we may terminate all of our obligations with respect to any series of debt
securities and the QC indenture or any installment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any series of debt securities if we irrevocably deposit in trust with the trustee money or U.S. government obligations sufficient to pay, when
due, principal of and interest on that series of debt securities 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 QC indenture are met (<I>Section 8.01</I>).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Merger and Consolidation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the
QC indenture, we may not consolidate with, merge into or be merged into, or transfer or lease our property and assets substantially as an entirety to another entity, provided that we may consolidate with, merge into or be merged into, or transfer or
lease our property and assets substantially as an entirety to another entity if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the successor entity is a corporation and assumes by supplemental indenture all of our obligations under each series of debt securities issued under the QC indenture; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">after giving effect to the transaction, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (<I>Section 5.01</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">22 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification of Indenture </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With the written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of each series affected (with each series
voting as a&nbsp;class), we and the trustee may amend or supplement the QC indenture or modify the rights of the holders of debt securities; provided that any such amendment that affects the terms of a series of debt securities as distinct from the
other series of debt securities issued under the QC indenture will require only the consent of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding. Such majority holders may also waive compliance by
us of any provision of the QC indenture or any supplemental indenture, except a default in the payment of principal or interest. However, without the consent of the holder of each debt security affected, an amendment or waiver may not: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment or waiver; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">change the rate or time for payment of interest; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">change the principal or the fixed maturity; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">waive a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">make any series of debt securities payable in a different currency; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">make any change in the provisions of the QC indenture concerning (a)&nbsp;waiver of existing defaults, (b)&nbsp;rights of holders of debt securities to receive payment or (c)&nbsp;amendments and waivers without the
consent of the holders of each debt security affected (<I>Section 9.02</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and the trustee may amend or supplement the
QC indenture without the consent of any holder of any of series of debt securities to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the QC indenture or any debt securities issued thereunder; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">provide for the assumption of all of our obligations under the QC indenture or any debt securities issued thereunder by any corporation in connection with a merger, consolidation or transfer or lease of our property and
assets substantially as an entirety; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or instead of certificated debt securities; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">add to the covenants made by us for the benefit of holders of any series of debt securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all securities, stating that such covenants are included solely
for the benefit of such series) or surrender any right or power conferred upon us; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 debt securities, as set forth in the QC indenture;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">secure any debt securities pursuant to the covenant described under &#147;&#150; Limitation on Liens&#148;; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of a series of debt securities or establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the QC indenture
or any series of debt securities or to add the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities in any material respect (<I>Section 9.01</I>). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Limitation on Liens </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I></I>If we
mortgage, pledge or otherwise subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) all or some of our property or assets, the QC indenture commits us to secure any series of debt securities under the QC indenture and any of our other obligations which
may then be outstanding and entitled to the benefit of a covenant similar<I> </I></P>
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</I>in effect to the covenant contained in the QC indenture, equally and proportionally with the indebtedness or obligations secured by such Lien, for as long as any such indebtedness or
obligation is so secured (<I>Section 4.03</I>). &#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.<I> </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Permitted Liens&#148;, as defined in the First
Supplemental Indenture dated August&nbsp;19, 2004 between QC and the trustee, means any of the following Liens permitted under the QC indenture: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Liens existing on the date of the initial issuance of debt securities; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Liens on any asset existing at the time such asset is acquired, if not created in contemplation of such acquisition; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Liens on any asset (a)&nbsp;created within 180&nbsp;days after such asset is acquired, or (b)&nbsp;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></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(a) Liens incidental to the conduct of our business or the ownership of our properties or otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business which (i)&nbsp;do not secure debt, and (ii)&nbsp;do not in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of our assets taken as a whole or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of our business, and (b)&nbsp;Liens not described in clause&nbsp;(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&nbsp;million; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any Lien to secure public or statutory obligations or with any governmental agency at any time required by law in order to qualify us to conduct all or some part of our business or in order to entitle us 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></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any Liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges, levies or claims and similar charges either (a)&nbsp;not delinquent or (b)&nbsp;being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as 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></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 of our assets 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 of our assets, 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></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 our business and subsidiaries taken as a whole; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 we are maintaining adequate reserves or other provision in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any interest or title of vendor or lessor in the property subject to any lease, conditional sale agreement or other title retention agreement; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Liens in connection with the securitization or factoring of our or any of our subsidiaries&#146; receivables in a transaction intended to be a &#147;true sale&#148;; or </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Debt&#148; of any person means, at any date, without
duplication: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">all obligations of such person for borrowed money; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">all obligations of such person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">all Debt of others guaranteed by such person. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The restrictions in the QC indenture described
above would not protect the debt holders in the event of a leveraged transaction in which unsecured indebtedness was incurred or in which the Liens arising in connection therewith were freely permitted under the QC indenture, nor would they afford
protection in the event of one or more leveraged transactions in which secured indebtedness was incurred by our subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Concerning the Trustee
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
the QC indenture and, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, shall exercise the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise in the conduct of such person&#146;s own affairs (<I>Section 7.01</I>). Subject to such provision, the
trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense (<I>Section 7.01</I>). We will pay the trustee reasonable compensation and reimburse it for
reasonable expenses incurred in accordance with the QC indenture (<I>Section 7.07</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A trustee may resign with respect to one or more
series and a successor trustee may be appointed to act with respect to such series (<I>Section 7.08</I>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bank National Association
serves as trustee, authenticating agent and paying agent under the QC indenture with respect to each outstanding series of the debt securities of QC issued thereunder. In addition, QC and certain of its affiliates maintain banking and other business
relationships in the ordinary course of business with U.S. Bank National Association. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_11"></A>DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES OF CENTURYLINK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink may elect to offer fractional shares of its preferred stock rather than full shares of its preferred stock. If so, CenturyLink
will issue to the public receipts for depositary shares, each of which will represent an ownership interest in a fraction of a share of a particular series of its preferred stock, and the shares of CenturyLink&#146;s preferred stock underlying the
depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement between CenturyLink and a bank or trust company selected to act as the depositary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following general description of the material terms of depositary shares, and all related deposit agreements and depositary receipts, is
only a summary and is not intended to be complete. You should refer to the forms of the deposit agreement and depositary receipts that we will file with the SEC in connection with any offering of specific depositary shares. The specific terms of any
series of depositary shares will be described in the relevant prospectus supplement, and may vary from the general description provided below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The depositary selected by us will have its principal office in the United States and a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of preferred stock underlying the depositary share, to all the rights and preferences
of the preferred stock underlying that depositary share. Those rights may include dividend, voting, redemption, conversion, exchange and liquidation rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued under the relevant deposit agreement to those persons purchasing the
fractional shares of our preferred stock. Pending the preparation of definitive depositary receipts, the depositary may, upon our order, issue temporary depositary receipts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dividends and Other Distributions </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received with respect to the underlying preferred stock to the record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the number of depositary shares owned by those holders.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If there is a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property to the record holders of depositary shares that
are entitled to receive the distribution, unless the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make the distribution. If this occurs, the depositary may, with our approval, adopt an equitable and practicable method for making that
distribution, including any sale of the property and distribution of the net sales proceeds to the applicable holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each deposit
agreement may also contain provisions relating to the manner in which any subscription or similar rights we offer to preferred shareholders of the relevant series will be made available to holders of depositary shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Withdrawal of Underlying Preferred Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, holders may surrender depositary receipts at the principal office of the
depositary and, upon payment of any unpaid amount due to the depositary, be entitled to receive the number of whole shares of underlying preferred stock and all cash payments or other rights accrued under or represented by the related depositary
shares (but such holders will not afterward be entitled to receive depositary shares in exchange for their whole shares). We will not issue any partial shares of preferred stock. If the holder delivers depositary receipts evidencing a number of
depositary shares that represent more than a whole number of shares of preferred stock, the depositary will issue a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares to that holder. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares is subject to redemption, the depositary shares will be redeemed from the
proceeds received by the depositary resulting from the redemption, in whole or in part, of that series of underlying stock held by the depositary. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the applicable fraction of the redemption
price per share payable with respect to that series of underlying stock. Whenever we redeem shares of underlying stock that are held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem, as of the same redemption date, the number of depositary shares
representing the shares of underlying stock so redeemed. If fewer than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected in the manner to be described in the deposit agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Voting </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon receipt of notice of any
meeting at which the holders of the underlying preferred stock are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in the notice to the record holders of the depositary shares underlying the preferred stock. Each record holder
of the depositary shares on the record date (which will be the same date as the record date for the underlying stock) will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of the underlying
stock represented by that holder&#146;s depositary shares. The depositary will then attempt, as far as practicable, to vote the number of shares of preferred stock underlying those depositary shares in accordance with those instructions. Unless
otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement, the depositary will not vote the underlying shares to the extent it does not receive specific instructions with respect to the depositary shares representing the preferred stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conversion or Exchange of Preferred Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the deposited preferred stock is convertible into or exchangeable for other securities, the depositary shares, as such, will not be
convertible into or exchangeable for such other securities unless otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement. Rather, any holder of the depositary shares may surrender the related depositary receipts, together with any amounts payable
by the holder in connection with the conversion or the exchange, to the depositary with written instructions to cause conversion or exchange of the preferred stock represented by the depositary shares into or for such other securities. If only some
of the depositary shares are to be converted or exchanged, a new depositary receipt or receipts will be issued for any depositary shares not converted or exchanged. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any holder of depositary shares
will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if they were an owner of the series of preferred stock represented by the depositary shares. Therefore, holders will be required to take into account for U.S. federal income tax purposes income
and deductions as if they were a holder of the underlying series of preferred stock. The relevant prospectus supplement will address these and other related tax matters in greater detail. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement may at any time be amended by
agreement between us and the depositary. However, any amendment that materially and adversely changes the rights of the holders of depositary shares will not be effective unless the amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority
of the depositary shares then outstanding. The deposit agreement may be terminated by us upon not less than 60 days&#146; notice, whereupon the depositary shall deliver or make available to each holder of depositary shares, upon surrender of the
depositary receipts held by such holder, the number of whole or fractional shares of preferred stock represented by such receipts. The deposit agreement will automatically terminate if, among other circumstances, all outstanding depositary shares
have been redeemed or converted into or exchanged for any other securities into or for which the underlying preferred stock is convertible or exchangeable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will
also pay charges of the depositary in connection with its duties under the deposit agreement. Holders of depositary receipts will pay other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges and those other charges, including a fee for any permitted
withdrawal of shares of underlying stock upon surrender of depositary receipts, as are expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reports </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise provided in the
relevant prospectus supplement, the depositary will be obligated to forward to holders of depositary receipts all reports and communications from us that we deliver to the depositary and that we are required to furnish to the holders of the
underlying preferred stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Limitation on Liability </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither the depositary nor we will be liable if either of us is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond our control in
performing our respective obligations under the deposit agreement. Our obligations and those of the depositary will be limited to performance in good faith of our respective duties under the deposit agreement. Neither the depositary nor we will be
obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any depositary shares or underlying stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. We and the depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon
information provided by persons presenting underlying stock for deposit, holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed to be competent and on documents believed to be genuine. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event the depositary receives conflicting claims, requests or instructions from any holders of depositary shares, on the one hand, and
us, on the other, the depositary will be permitted to act on our claims, requests or instructions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Resignation and Removal of Depositary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The depositary may resign at any time by delivering notice to us of its election to resign. We may remove the depositary at any time. Any
resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of the appointment. The successor depositary must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Registered Owners </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, each depositary and any of their agents may treat for any purpose the registered owner of any depositary share as the absolute owner of
that depositary share, whether or not any payment for that depositary share is overdue and despite any notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_12">
</A>DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS OF CENTURYLINK </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CenturyLink may issue warrants for the purchase of debt securities, preferred stock,
depositary shares, common stock, or any combination thereof. Warrants may be issued independently or together with other securities and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a
separate warrant agreement to be entered into between CenturyLink and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as CenturyLink&#146;s agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or
relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following general description of the material terms of the warrants, and any related warrant
agreements, is only a summary and is not intended to be complete. For the complete terms of the warrants and the warrant agreement, you should refer to the provisions of the warrant agreement that we will file with the SEC in connection with the
offering of such warrants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement relating to any particular issue of warrants will describe the terms of the
warrants, including some or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the title and aggregate number of warrants; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the offering price for the warrants, if any; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the currency or currencies in which the price of the warrants may be payable; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the procedure for exercise of the warrants and the circumstances, if any, that will cause the warrants to be automatically exercised; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the designation and terms of the securities that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related other securities issued therewith will be separately transferable; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the number or amount of securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which the securities may be purchased upon exercise, which may be payable in cash, securities or other specified
property; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants begins and expires; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">whether the warrants and the securities that may be issued thereunder will be issued in registered or bearer form; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">information regarding the manner in which the warrants will be registered, to the extent it differs from that described under the heading &#147;Form of Securities&#148;; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a discussion of any material United States federal income tax considerations; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any applicable redemption or call provisions applicable to the warrants; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the name of the warrant agent; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any other material terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Before their exercise, warrants will not entitle their holders to any rights of the holders of the securities purchasable thereunder, unless
otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement, we and the
warrant agent will be permitted to amend or supplement the warrant agreement for a series of warrants without the consent of the holders of the warrants issued thereunder to effect charges that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the
warrants and that do not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants. However, unless the relevant prospectus supplement otherwise provides, any amendment that materially and adversely alters the rights of the
holders of warrants will not be effective unless the holders of at least a majority of the applicable warrants then outstanding approve the amendment. Every holder of an outstanding warrant at the time any amendment becomes effective, by continuing
to hold the warrant, will be bound by the applicable warrant agreement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As specified in the relevant prospectus supplement, CenturyLink may issue units consisting of one or more debt securities or other securities,
including common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants or any combination thereof. The relevant prospectus supplement will describe some or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the title and aggregate number of units; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">information regarding the manner in which the units will be registered, to the extent it differs from that described under the heading &#147;Form of Securities&#148;; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a discussion of any material United States federal income tax considerations; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any other material terms of the units. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms and conditions described under
&#147;Description of Capital Stock of CenturyLink&#148;, &#147;Description of Debt Securities of CenturyLink&#148;, &#147;Description of Debt Securities of QC&#148;, &#147;Description of Depositary Shares of CenturyLink&#148; and &#147;Description
of Warrants of CenturyLink&#148; will apply to any debt security, preferred stock, common stock, depositary share or warrant included in each unit, respectively, unless otherwise specified in the relevant prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_14"></A>FORM OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Securities and Book-Entry System </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the relevant prospectus supplement otherwise provides, any debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants or units (our
&#147;Underlying Securities&#148;) we issue hereunder will be (i)&nbsp;in book-entry form, (ii)&nbsp;represented by one or more global certificates in fully registered form, (iii)&nbsp;deposited with The Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;),
as depositary, which will hold or designate a third party to hold the global certificates as custodians and (iv)&nbsp;registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or another nominee designated by DTC, on behalf of other financial institutions that
participate in DTC&#146;s book-entry system. Under such system, these participating financial institutions, in turn, hold beneficial interests in our Underlying Securities on behalf of themselves or their customers represented through the
participating financial institutions&#146; book-entry accounts (the &#147;Beneficial Owners&#148;). All rights of Beneficial Owners with respect to our Underlying Securities will be governed solely by the procedures of DTC and its participants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I></I>A U.S. Beneficial Owner may elect to hold, directly or through a qualified financial intermediary, their interest through DTC. A
non-U.S. Beneficial Owner may elect to hold, directly or through a qualified financial intermediary, their interest through DTC, 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;). 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 U.S.
depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in their names on DTC&#146;s books.<I> </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For all securities issued hereunder in
book-entry form, individual certificates in respect of any Underlying Securities will not be issued to Beneficial Owners therein, except in limited circumstances. If (i)&nbsp;we elect to terminate using the book-entry system, (ii)&nbsp;an event of
default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such </P>
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Underlying Securities, or (iii)&nbsp;DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a clearing system in connection with the registered global securities or ceases to be a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor clearing system is not appointed by us within 90 days after receiving that notice from DTC or upon becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, then we will issue or cause to be issued
individual certificates in registered form upon transfer of, or in exchange for, book-entry interests in the Underlying Securities, which are represented by registered global securities, upon delivery of those registered global securities for
cancellation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Clearing Systems </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>DTC
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC has advised 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&nbsp;17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants (&#147;Direct Participants&#148;) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and
other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants&#146; accounts. This system eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates.
Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust&nbsp;&amp; Clearing
Corporation (&#147;DTCC&#148;). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated
subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct
Participant, either directly or indirectly (&#147;Indirect Participants&#148;). The DTC Rules applicable to its participants are on file with the SEC. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Clearstream </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Clearstream has
advised 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. We understand that Clearstream provides to its customers among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and
borrowing. We further understand that 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 in the United States are limited to securities brokers and dealers and banks, and its customers elsewhere
include underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Euroclear </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Euroclear has advised 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. We understand that 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 </P>
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intermediaries and may include the initial purchasers of securities. 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 transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Euroclear has further advised that investors that acquire, hold and transfer interests in securities 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures
for Book-Entry Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Purchases of global securities under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, who will
receive a credit for the global securities on DTC&#146;s records. The interest of each Beneficial Owner will in turn be recorded on the records of the respective Direct Participant and any Indirect Participant. For certain non-U.S. persons,
Clearstream and Euroclear will credit on its book-entry registration and transfer system the amount of securities sold to non-U.S. Beneficial Owners to the account of financial institutions that have accounts with Euroclear, Clearstream or their
respective nominee participants. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC 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 or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title to book-entry interests in our Underlying Securities will pass by book-entry registration of the transfer within the records of DTC or,
if applicable, Clearstream or Euroclear, as the case may be, in accordance with their respective procedures. Book-entry interests in our Underlying Securities may be transferred within DTC in accordance with procedures established for this purpose
by DTC. Book-entry interests in our Underlying Securities may be transferred within Clearstream, within Euroclear and between Clearstream and Euroclear in accordance with procedures established for these purposes by Clearstream and Euroclear.
Transfers of book-entry interests in our Underlying Securities among DTC and Clearstream and Euroclear may be effected in accordance with procedures established for this purpose by DTC, Clearstream or Euroclear, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the relevant prospectus supplement otherwise provides, we will make payments of any monies owed in respect of our Underlying Securities
issued in book-entry form to DTC or its nominee, as the registered owner and holder of the associated global securities. DTC&#146;s practice is to credit Direct Participants&#146; accounts, upon DTC&#146;s receipt of funds and corresponding detail
information from us or the nominee on the payment date, in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC&#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 DTC, the nominee or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payments to DTC or its nominee of monies owed in respect of our Underlying Securities will be our responsibility, disbursement of
such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct Participants and Indirect Participants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent we are required to provide notices to the registered holders of our Underlying Securities issued in book-entry form pursuant
hereto, we may discharge our obligations by providing notice solely to DTC, in its </P>
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capacity as the sole record holder of such securities. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is our understanding that neither DTC nor Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (or any other nominee of DTC) will consent or vote with respect to the global
securities unless authorized by Direct Participants in accordance with DTC&#146;s procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC assigns Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co.&#146;s consent or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the global
securities are credited on the record date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 DTC can act only on behalf of Direct Participants, which, in turn, act on behalf of Indirect
Participants and certain banks, the ability of a Beneficial Owner to pledge their interest to persons or entities that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of their interest, may be affected by the lack of a
physical certificate evidencing that interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise provided in the relevant prospectus supplement, initial settlement of the
sale of our Underlying Securities will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC&#146;s rules and will be settled in immediately available funds
using DTC&#146;s same-day funds settlement system. Secondary market trading between Clearstream customers or 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cross-market
transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in accordance with DTC&#146;s rules on
behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its U.S. depositary; <I>provided, however,</I> that 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of time-zone
differences, credits of interests in our Underlying Securities received by Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC participant are expected to be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business
day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions involving interests in our Underlying Securities settled during such processing are expected to 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 our Underlying Securities by or through a Clearstream customer or a Euroclear participant to a DTC participant will be received with value on the DTC
settlement date but are expected to be available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have each agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of interests in global
securities 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this section has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we do not take any responsibility for the
accuracy thereof. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell securities directly to one or more purchasers or to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or through a combination of any
such methods of sale. The relevant prospectus supplement will set forth the specific terms of the offering, including the name or names of any underwriters, the purchase price and proceeds from such sale, any underwriting discounts and other items
constituting underwriters&#146; compensation, the initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed, reallowed or paid to dealers, any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed, and any other material terms of
the distribution of securities. The specific terms of the offering may vary from the general description provided below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may
distribute securities from time to time in one or more transactions at fixed or variable prices, at prices equal or related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. We also may directly offer and sell securities in exchange for, among
other things, outstanding debt or equity securities issued by us or our affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If underwriters are used in the sale, the
underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities periodically in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined
at the time of sale. Securities may be offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more underwriters without a syndicate. Unless otherwise set forth in the relevant
prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all securities offered if any are purchased. Any initial public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed, reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. We may grant underwriters who participate in the distribution of securities an option to purchase additional securities to cover
any over-allotments in connection with the distribution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a dealer is used in an offering of securities, we may sell the securities to
the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of sale. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer our equity securities into an existing trading market through agents designated by us from time to time on the terms described in
the relevant prospectus supplement. Underwriters, dealers and agents who may participate in any at-the-market offerings will be described in the relevant prospectus supplement relating thereto. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the
securities for which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to that agent will be set forth, in the relevant prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the relevant prospectus supplement, the agents
will have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the
sale of any securities, underwriters or agents may be deemed to have received compensation from us in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive commissions from purchasers of such securities for whom they may act as
agents. Underwriters may sell any securities to or through dealers. These dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent,
or both. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dealers and agents named in the relevant prospectus supplement may be deemed to be underwriters of the securities within the
meaning of the Securities Act. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with
respect to payments that the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under certain circumstances, we may repurchase offered securities and reoffer them to the public as set forth above. We may also arrange for
the repurchase and resale of such offered securities by dealers. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If so indicated in the relevant prospectus supplement, we may authorize underwriters, dealers or
agents to solicit offers by certain specified institutions to purchase securities pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. There may be limitations on the minimum amount that may be
purchased by an institution or on the portion of the aggregate amount of the particular securities that may be sold pursuant to these arrangements. The obligations of any purchaser under a delayed delivery contract will generally not be subject to
any conditions except that any related sale of offered securities to underwriters shall have occurred and the purchase by an institution of the securities covered by its delayed delivery contract shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under
the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States to which that institution is subject. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to facilitate any offering of securities
hereunder, any underwriters, dealers or agents, as the case may be, involved in the offering of such securities may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of such securities or any other securities the prices
of which may be used to determine payments on or otherwise fix rights accruing under such securities. Specifically, the underwriters, dealers or agents, as the case may be, may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position in
such securities for their own account. In addition, to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of any such securities, the underwriters, dealers or agents, as the case may be, may bid for and purchase any such securities in the open market.
Finally, in any offering of such securities through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allotted to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing such securities in the offering if the syndicate
repurchases previously-distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in a stabilization transaction or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities above independent
market levels. The underwriters, dealers or agents, as the case may be, are not required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at any time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except for CenturyLink&#146;s common stock, none of the securities when first issued will have an established trading market. Any
underwriters, dealers or agents to or through whom the securities are sold for public offering may make a market in the securities. However, generally they will not be obligated to make a market and may discontinue any market making at any time
without notice. If the securities are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial public offering price, depending on general market conditions, the market for similar securities, our performance and other
factors. Other than with respect to CenturyLink&#146;s common stock, which is currently traded on the New York Stock Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active public market for the securities will develop or be maintained. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_16"></A>LEGAL MATTERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless provided otherwise in the relevant prospectus supplement, (i)&nbsp;the validity of the securities offered under this prospectus by
CenturyLink will be passed upon by Jones Walker L.L.P., New Orleans, Louisiana, and (ii)&nbsp;the validity of the securities offered under this prospectus by QC will be passed upon by an associate general counsel of QC. If legal matters in
connection with offerings made under this prospectus are passed on by other counsel for us or by counsel for the underwriters of an offering of the securities, that counsel will be named in the relevant prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc371462_17"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CenturyLink </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial
statements of CenturyLink, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, and management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2014 have been incorporated into this document by reference to CenturyLink, Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 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. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements of Qwest Corporation and subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, have been incorporated into this document by reference to Qwest Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 in reliance upon the report 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. </P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:110pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$575,000,000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Qwest Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6.75% Notes due 2057 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:110pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:42%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>April 18, 2017 </B></P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:42%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:110pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Joint
Book-Running Managers </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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