Qwest Introduces Enhancements To Qwest Control -- An Online Customer Self-Service Tool For Enterprise Customers

Customers View Account Data through Web-based Tool

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Monday, November 24, 2003; 12:00 AM

DENVER, November 24, 2003 - Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today introduced enhancements to Qwest Control, an online customer self-service tool that allows enterprise customers to view and pay bills online, create and view trouble tickets and access service configurations and network statistics on their Qwest accounts.

Qwest has made major performance enhancements to Qwest Control that enable business customers to access their local customer service records (CSRs) and view and pay bills for local services. For the first time, enterprise customers can view most of their Qwest local and long-distance bills online, side by side.

"This is a great tool for our business customers, more than 20 percent of whom have said it influenced their decision to choose Qwest," said Clifford Holtz, executive vice president, Qwest business markets group. "By allowing enterprise customers to view and control their voice, data and Internet services in a single source - and at no cost - Qwest has proven its dedication to providing the best customer service in the industry."

Access to Qwest Control is available to all enterprise customers at no additional charge. Through a Web browser or any PC with Internet access, customers can manage and control their communications services from a secure Web site all day, every day.

"As an existing Qwest Control user, we are excited about the recent enhancements and see it as a true example of Qwest's value-added customer support," said Sue Beckelman, technical lead, L.L. Bean. "Our business uses the tool daily to manage the allocation of communication services and enter trouble tickets - all with the ease of a Web-enabled interface."

Qwest Control provides access to customer service and account information on most Qwest services, including nationwide ATM and frame relay, dedicated Internet access (DIA), business dial, wholesale dial, dedicated Web hosting, managed firewall private routed networks (PRNs), network-based PRNs, local service configuration, and toll-free services.

The Qwest Control portal, located at https://control.qwest.com, offers six main modules:

• eBilling Manager, for accessing invoices, billing history, and making payments online.
• Statistics Manager, for viewing historical and real-time network statistics and creating detailed reports.
• Trouble Manager, for creating and tracking the status of trouble tickets.
• Status Manager, which enables customers to track the status and performance of their network via an alarms list and interactive network map.
• Configuration Manager, for viewing current network and service configurations.
• System Administration Manager, for creating and managing secure administrative profiles for your enterprise users.

About Qwest

Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) is a leading provider of voice, video and data services to more than 25 million customers. The company's 47,000 employees are committed to the "Spirit of Service" and providing world-class services that exceed customers' expectations for quality, value and reliability. For more information, please visit the Qwest Web site at www.qwest.com.

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