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

To: MangoBoy who wrote (1324)	5/27/1998 9:16:00 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 6846

Good News!! Wednesday May 27, 7:01 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Customer Demand Reaches 100,000 Mark for Buyer's Advantage Program Offering U S WEST Local and Qwest Long-Distance Service DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 1998--U S WEST Communications and Qwest today announced that 100,000 customers have signed up for the U S WEST Buyer's Advantage program. This new marketing alliance -- launched just under three weeks ago on May 7 -- offers customers the simplicity and convenience of going to one source to meet all their local and long-distance telecommunications needs. With the U S WEST Buyer's Advantage program, customers in U S WEST's 14-state region can purchase U S WEST local service with the option of signing up for Qwest state-to-state long distance at a rate of 10-cents-per-minute, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Rates for business customers can be lower depending on usage, and all customers receive one simplified bill containing both local and long-distance charges. ''Customers are signing up in droves because Buyer's Advantage offers them the value and simplicity they've long wanted,'' said Solomon D. Trujillo, president and CEO of U S WEST Communications. ''The bottom line is that customers are winning here, with greater convenience and choice. It's unfortunate the big long-distance companies seem bent on shutting this program down. If they are truly interested in offering customers better value, they should match it in the marketplace, instead of trying to block it in the courts.'' ''Buyer's Advantage has been available to customers for less than three weeks and the fact that 100,000 customers in U S WEST's region have signed up for the service, speaks volumes about the value this service creates for consumers,'' said Joseph P. Nacchio, president and CEO of Qwest. ''Despite lawsuits from AT&T, MCI and others attempting to block programs like U S WEST's Buyer's Advantage, customers have issued a strong testimonial supporting customer choice and competition in the long-distance marketplace.'' As part of the marketing alliance, Qwest and U S WEST offer customers the following: With a single call, customers can choose a package that includes local services from U S WEST and an option of long-distance service from Qwest; Greatly simplified pricing on interstate long distance from Qwest: 10(cent)-a-minute, 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, with no hidden charges or fine print commonly associated with other long-distance offers. In-state long-distance calls handled by Qwest are at a flat 12(cent)-a-minute; One bill containing customers' local and long-distance charges, and a single point of contact to handle customer service requests. Residential customers interested in the U S WEST Buyer's Advantage program can call 1-800/244-1111. Business customers can call 1-800/603-6000. Other qualified long-distance companies, interested in providing the same value to customers, have the opportunity to join the program.