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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (2707)	1/11/1999 11:47:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

Edit: Off Topic, as it turns out, after re-reading. Enjoy, anyway. --- Public Power and Qwest Communications Partner to Provide Telecommunications Services Thanks to Nick on the QWST Thread WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--The American Public Power Association's subsidiary, Hometown Connections(SM), has joined with Qwest Communications International Inc., to provide community-owned electric utilities and other municipal agencies with Qwest voice and data telecommunication services. Qwest services offered through Hometown Connections(SM) include both voice and data products ranging from switched, dedicated, and toll-free long distance services, to broadband Internet-based data, voice, and image communications. ''Hometown Connections(SM) searched for a partner with not only the capability to fulfill the communication needs of public power utilities today but also one with a clear migration path well into the future,'' said Alan H. Richardson, APPA executive director. ''We found both of these qualities and more in Qwest. Our relationship with Qwest is another example of how Hometown Connections(SM) is assisting public power utilities in this ever changing marketplace.'' ''Qwest is always looking to develop creative channel and distribution opportunities. By working with Hometown Connections(SM), Qwest will provide the benefits of reliable and affordable communications services to the public power market,'' said Roger Attick, vice president alternate channel markets for Qwest. ''Initially, services will be provided to members of the APPA, and over time we plan to expand the offering to a broader customer base through relationships with the APPA members.'' Since it was launched just one year ago to provide support to public power systems in a newly competitive marketplace, Hometown Connections(SM) has helped nearly 10 percent of the American Public Power Association's membership negotiate better financial and service arrangements from vendors than individual utilities can obtain on their own. Qwest is Hometown Connections' eighth partner. Hometown Connections(SM) also offers public power systems a national public opinion research product and local market research through RKS Research and Consulting, in North Salem, N.Y.; local market research services through Satisfaction Development Systems, in Salt Lake City; customer information software from Harris Computer Systems, in Nepean, Ont.; meter reading solutions through Itron, in Spokane, Wash.; Panamax and TESCO surge protection products through Power & Telephone Supply, Memphis, Tenn.; and appliance and home warranties through Warrantech Home Service Company, Euless, Texas. Qwest Communications International Inc. (Nasdaq:QWST - news) is a leader in reliable and secure broadband Internet-based data, voice and image communications for businesses and consumers. Headquartered in Denver, Qwest has more than 8,000 employees and 80 sales offices in North America, Europe and Mexico. The Qwest Macro Capacity(SM) Fiber Network, designed with the newest optical networking, will span more than 18,500 route miles in the United States when it is completed in mid-1999. In addition, Qwest and KPN, the Dutch telecommunications company, have a venture to build and operate a high-capacity European fiber optic, Internet Protocol-based network that has 2,100 miles today and will span 9,100 miles when it is completed in 2002. ------ Previous