Qwest Offers Free Emergency Call Forwarding to Customers Impacted by Fourmile Canyon Fire in Colorado

DENVER,– Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) is extending Emergency Call Forwarding and additional services free of charge to customers impacted by the Fourmile Canyon Fire near Boulder, Colo.

KEY FACTS:

* Emergency Call Forwarding enables customers in qualifying areas impacted by the Fourmile Canyon Fire to have phone calls to their homes and small businesses automatically forwarded to an alternative number.

* To set up Emergency Call Forwarding – free of charge for 30 days – Qwest residential customers contact: 800-573-1311 and Qwest small business customers contact: 800-954-1211. Spanish-speaking customers contact: 800-690-1611.

* Additional services being offered include standalone voicemail for residential customers, as well as suspension and transfer of service for small business and residential customers. To set up additional services, Qwest residential customers contact: 877-234-9001 and Qwest small business customers contact: 800-603-6000. Spanish-speaking customers contact: 800-690-1611.



About Qwest:
Customers coast to coast turn to Qwest’s industry-leading national fiber-optic network and world-class customer service to meet their communications and entertainment needs. For residential customers, Qwest offers a new generation of fiber-optic-fast Internet service, high-speed internet solutions, as well as home phone, Verizon Wireless, and DIRECTV® services. Fortune 500 companies choose Qwest to deliver a full suite of network, data and voice services for small businesses, large businesses, government agencies and wholesale customers. Additionally, Qwest participates in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by leading technology industry analyst firms.