Qwest Broadband Arrives in De Smet

Residents Can Choose Qwest Connect with Windows Live for Internet
Speed, Security and Convenience
DE SMET, S.D.--(Business Wire)--
Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced that Qwest
High-Speed Internet(R) service is now available in De Smet. With
Qwest(R) Broadband, De Smet residents receive a high-speed connection
that provides them immediate access to the Internet.

De Smet Economic Development Director Bret Gardella, Black Tie
Floral and Gifts owner Bill Halverson, and Qwest Network Technician
Stan Anderson led the campaign to help bring broadband service to the
city by generating interest among potential customers in the area.

"We are excited to bring Qwest Broadband to De Smet and offer
residents and businesses even more technologies to stay connected,"
said Anderson. "Qwest's investment and interest in serving the needs
of customers in De Smet reflect our commitment to delivering the
Spirit of Service(R) to the community."

Qwest Broadband is easy to set up, easy to use and a great value.
Customers get high-speed Internet access with a "one-click" connection
and no dial-up wait. Qwest Broadband is also up to 125 times faster
than a dial-up connection, which allows customers to quickly send
digital photos and large files. Plus, J.D. Power and Associates last
year named Qwest "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among High-Speed
Internet Providers in the West Region."

Qwest Broadband includes Microsoft(R) Windows Live(TM) at no
additional charge. Windows Live Services by Qwest brings the
essentials of the Internet experience together, and keeps customers
better protected, informed and connected. Windows Live OneCare(TM),
included at no charge with Windows Live, offers customers powerful
protection firewall, anti-virus, file backup, parental controls and
more--all in one place.

And with options for wireless home networking, plus the speeds to
meet customers' needs, Qwest Broadband makes getting online simple:

-- Qwest Connect(R) Silver (connection speeds up to 1.5Mbps) with
Windows Live starts at $29.99/month when bundled with a Qwest
home phone package.

-- Qwest Connect Platinum (connection speeds up to 7Mbps) with
Windows Live starts at $36.99/month when bundled with a Qwest
home phone package.

-- And with Qwest's Price for Life Guarantee, customers who sign
a two-year agreement receive the same low monthly price for
their Qwest Broadband service for as long as they maintain the
service. Otherwise, the price is guaranteed for one year.

To celebrate the launch of Qwest Broadband in De Smet, Qwest is
offering a limited-time special on Thursday, June 26. Customers who
sign up for the service with a Qwest representative at the De Smet
Community Room from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. that day will receive a free
standard modem and a $125 Best Buy gift card. Visit us at the
Community Room to learn more.

Qwest also offers free resources for families to learn about safer
and smarter use of the Internet. Qwest and the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) are working together to help
educate parents and guardians about the potential risks children may
encounter while online. To learn more about Internet safety and Qwest
resources, visit www.IncredibleInternet.com.

About Qwest

Qwest offers a powerful combination of award-winning broadband,
video and voice solutions for residential customers, businesses and
government agencies. Customers coast to coast turn to Qwest's
industry-leading national fiber optic network to meet their evolving
communications and entertainment needs. Qwest employees are the
driving force behind the company's nationally recognized Spirit of
Service. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications
services contract in the world, to provide innovative voice, data and
video services, and is recognized as a leader in the network services
market by a leading technology industry analyst firm. For more
information on Qwest please visit www.qwest.com. For information about
the products and services Qwest is offering in the Networx contract,
visit www.gsanetworx.com.

Qwest Connect: Service not available in all areas. Price for Life
offer available to Qwest residential customers. Downgrading service to
256Kbps, changing ISP, moving out-of-state, suspending or
disconnecting service may cancel price guarantee and may result in an
early termination charge. Connection speeds are based on sync rates.
Download speeds will be up to 15% lower due to network requirements
and may vary for reasons such as customer location, Web sites
accessed, Internet congestion and customer equipment. Subject to
additional restrictions and subscriber agreement.

The marks that comprise the Qwest logo are registered trademarks
of Qwest Communications International Inc. in the U.S. and certain
other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned
herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Qwest
received the highest numerical score among Internet service providers
in the West region in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2007
Internet Service Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction
Study(SM). Study based on responses from 13, 649 residential Internet
service subscribers measuring 9 providers in the West region (AZ, CA,
CO, ID, IA, MN, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OR, UT, SD, WA, WY). Proprietary
study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers
surveyed in July 2007. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

Copyright (C) 2008 Qwest. All Rights Reserved.

Qwest Communications
Johnna Hoff, 303-896-7987
johnna.hoff@qwest.com

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