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To: Gary Ku who wrote (6231)	5/26/1999 4:39:00 PM
From: Straight Up	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10081

Hi Gary I hope so. This can't be a coincidence - a picture of a telephone keypad, a mouse and a computer keyboard. Oh, yes, and called QwesTalk. From what I hear in the rumor mill, this webpage has Qwest employee's in a frenzy. Don't be surprised if Qwest cuts off access to the page soon. Anyway, here is another promising article about Qwest. I wonder if Portico will be a product added here too. Straight Up Wednesday May 26, 10:03 am Eastern Time Company Press Release ShopNow.com and Qwest Team Up to Deliver Communication Services to Online Businesses and Consumers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 1999--ShopNow.com Inc. today announced a strategic relationship with Qwest Communications International Inc. to offer businesses and consumers new opportunities to accelerate e-commerce activity by purchasing and marketing Qwest's Web-based communications services. ShopNow.com's industry leading e-commerce sites, including www.shopnow.com, www.myshopnow.com, and outsource customer services via its CommerceTrust.com division will offer Qwest's business (Q.biz) and residential (Q.home) communications services at the Qwest Communications Center. The co-branded services include long distance plans, Internet connectivity, paging service, small business communications services as well as Web-based services such as click-to-conference, online paging and click-to-fax. By the end of 1999, the ShopNow.com sales force will distribute Qwest business services. As a result of the agreement, ShopNow.com's merchants will also have the option to order and manage Qwest's business communications package online. Together, Qwest's and Shopnow.com's commerce solution for businesses helps merchants streamline their e-commerce initiatives and manage their communications services efficiently and affordably. Merchants also have the opportunity to offer Qwest services at their site to their customers. Increasing visibility and opportunity for Qwest, merchants and their customers can easily link back to their customized ShopNow.com/Qwest Communications Center where they will have the opportunity to sign up for, and manage, key communications tools online. All other consumers visiting the ShopNow.com site will have access to a standardized ShopNow.com/Qwest Communication Center where they can sign up for communications services. ''We are excited about the potential this long-term strategic agreement provides for our customers,'' said Dwayne Walker, president and CEO of ShopNow.com. ''Qwest has positioned itself as the leader in high capacity, IP based communications technology. This relationship will provide our ShopNow.com merchants as well as our customers the ability to enhance their online portfolio with Qwest's communications services and increase e-commerce activity.'' ''Qwest and ShopNow.com are committed to bringing on-line businesses and consumers a better way of doing business electronically,'' said John Taylor, senior vice president of consumer markets for Qwest. ''We recognize that the Web has created a tremendous new channel for conducting business. This is another example of how Qwest is identifying creative marketing opportunities and leveraging the emerging Internet economy.'' About ShopNow.com Established in 1994, ShopNow.com Inc. (http://www.shopnow.com) is a leading electronic commerce company dedicated to making e-commerce a reality for all businesses. Through its full suite of e-commerce solutions, ShopNow.com helps customers and merchants safely and easily buy and sell merchandise online. With offices in Washington and California, ShopNow.com provides electronic commerce technology services to thousands of companies. About Qwest 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 9,000 employees working in North America, Europe and Mexico. The Qwest Macro Capacity® Fiber Network, designed with the newest optical networking, will span more than 18,500 route miles in the United States when it is completed by mid-1999, and an additional 315-mile network route that will be completed by the end of the year. In addition, Qwest and KPN, the Dutch telecommunications company, have formed a venture to build and operate a high-capacity European fiber optic, Internet Protocol-based network that has 2,100 miles and will span 9,100 miles when it is completed in 2001. Qwest also has nearly completed a 1,400-mile network in Mexico. For more information, please visit the Qwest Web site at www.qwest.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------