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Technology Stocks : Qwest Communications (Q) (formerly QWST) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jerry Miller who wrote (472)	12/16/1997 2:01:00 AM
From: Tim Bagwell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6846

who wants to dial 21 numbers just to save 2 1/2 cents ? I think the savings are potentially more since this the user pays a flat rate any time of any day. At any rate, your 2 1/2 cents is a whopping 33% increase. If you are a business with a $10,000 phone bill every month you would look long and hard at this offer. But you're right that the voice business isn't going to make this company and they aren't going to compete head to head with AT&T for the voice market. QWST's network is optimized for data not voice. I personally don't care if they offer voice but if they can pick up some extra revenue, great . Data is where the money is. There is a report that Internet traffic grew 100 fold in the last 80 days. If this is true then QWST will be blossoming sooner than expected.

To: Jerry Miller who wrote (472)	12/16/1997 11:38:00 AM
From: Shibumi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6846

>and besides... >who wants to dial 21 numbers just to save 2 1/2 cents ? Others have already noted that on a percentage basis this seems to be a compelling value to businesses. It would seem to me that the PBX's used in most businesses with large calling costs could easily be programmed such that this 21 number issue would be transparent to its users. Anyone know for sure if the scheme being proposed by Qwest to get access to its lines is compatible with current PBX capabilities? Thanks in advance.