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

To: SJS who wrote (748)	2/4/1998 10:30:00 AM
From: Nick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6846

Wednesday February 4, 7:33 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Qwest Communications Lights Network to Columbus, Ohio DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 1998--Qwest today announced the activation of the network segment between Cincinnati and Columbus. With this activation, Qwest now has more than 3,600 route miles of its ultra high-capacity fiber network in service, extending from California to Ohio and has approximately 174,000 fiber miles installed. ''Qwest remains on schedule to deliver and deploy the world's most advanced and affordable data, multimedia and voice communications network,'' said Larry Seese, executive vice president of network engineering and operations at Qwest. The Qwest Macro Capacity(SM) Network Qwest's planned domestic 16,000 mile network will serve over 125 cities, which represent approximately 80 percent of the data and voice traffic originating in the United States, upon its scheduled completion in the second quarter of 1999. Currently, more than 3,600 miles are activated from Los Angeles to Columbus, and from Dallas to Houston. Qwest is also extending its network 1,400 miles into Mexico with completion slated for late third quarter 1998. The Qwest Macro Capacity Fiber network is designed with a highly reliable and secure bi-directional, line switching OC-192 SONET ring architecture. Upon completion, the network will offer a self-healing system that provides the ultimate security and reliability by allowing instantaneous rerouting in the event of a fiber cut. About Qwest Qwest Communications International Inc. (NASDAQ:QWST - news) is a multimedia communications company building a high-capacity, fiber optic network for the 21st century. With its cutting-edge technology, Qwest will deliver high-quality data, video and voice connectivity securely and reliably to businesses, consumers and other communications service providers. Further information is available at www.qwest.net. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Qwest with the SEC, specifically the most recent reports on Form 10-Q, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including potential fluctuations in quarterly results, dependence on new product development, rapid technological and market change, failure to complete the network on schedule, volatility of stock price, financial risk management and future growth subject to risks. The Qwest logo is a registered trademark of Qwest Communications International Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries.