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To: Bob Wolff who wrote (1293)	5/20/1998 11:17:00 AM
From: MangoBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6846

[Qwest Significantly Expands Network And Closes Major Ring In The West; Lights Additional 3,051 Miles Of Nationwide Network] Nation's Premier Fiber Optic Network Will Now Reach 18,409 Miles and Serve Over 130 Cities DENVER - May 20, 1998 - Qwest today announced it will add a major western route - totaling 1,680 miles - to its nationwide Macro CapacitySM Fiber Network. The new route connects Portland, Oregon; Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California. Connecting with Qwest's recently announced diverse route between Seattle and Portland, this route will complete the SONET ring architecture for Qwest's major network segment in the Northwest. In addition, Qwest has lit five significant network segments, adding 3,051 miles to the activated network and bringing the total number of activated route miles to nearly 8,500 and fiber miles to 408,000. The additional activated routes include Seattle to Sacramento (861 miles), Denver to El Paso (746 miles), Dallas to Kansas City (639 miles), Los Angeles to Phoenix (584 miles), and Austin to Houston (221 miles). With these lightings, Qwest's nationwide Macro CapacitySM Fiber Network is almost entirely activated west of the Mississippi River. "The addition of this significant western route extends SONET ring protection - the cornerstone of our network - to virtually the entire Qwest network, allowing us to deliver data and voice services with the highest quality and reliability available today," said Joseph P. Nacchio, president and CEO of Qwest. "With the additional network lightings, Qwest has created a new 'wired West' - serving the fastest growing region of the United States with the most advanced fiber optic network in the world." New Western Route The new 1,680-mile route in the West will be constructed and consistent with the quality and reliability of Qwest's original nationwide native IP network design. With OC-192 speed, SONET ring architecture and dense wave division multiplexing capabilities, the new route is expected to be completed and activated by the first quarter 1999. The Qwest MacroSM Capacity Fiber Network Qwest's planned domestic 18,409 mile network will serve over 130 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. To date, approximately 8,500 miles of the Qwest MacroSM Capacity Fiber Network are activated, including the transcontinental segment that extends from Los Angeles to Sacramento and across to New York. Qwest is also extending its network 1,400 miles into Mexico with completion slated for late 1998 and has transatlantic capacity to serve Europe.