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Annual Meeting [QWEST LOGO] Proxy Ballot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS: [ ] Vote the proposals in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations as indicated on your proxy form and in the proxy statement [ ] Vote the proposals selectively [Submit] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (Trade Mark) 2001 by THE BANK OF NEW YORK and SHAREHOLDER.COM, INC. All rights reserved. 3 [Internet Screen No. 2] Qwest Communications International Inc. Annual Meeting [QWEST LOGO] Proxy Ballot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTE CONFIRMATION PLEASE REVIEW YOUR VOTE INDICATED BELOW. YOU MAY THEN EITHER SUBMIT YOUR VOTE OR REVISE WHAT YOU HAVE ENTERED. Vote the proposals in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations. [Submit] [Revise] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (Trade Mark) 2001 by THE BANK OF NEW YORK and SHAREHOLDER.COM, INC. All rights reserved. 4 [Internet Screen No. 3] Qwest Communications International Inc. Annual Meeting [QWEST LOGO] Proxy Ballot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTE THE PROPOSALS SELECTIVELY Please vote on the proposals below by clicking on the box that indicates how you would like your shares to be voted. When you have finished, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page. 1. Election of Five Class I Directors Nominees: Thomas J. Donohue Jordan L. Haines Peter S. Hellman Vinod Khosla Marilyn Carlson Nelson [ ] Vote For All Nominees [ ] Vote Withheld From All Nominees [ ] Withhold Selectively -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Place a check mark next to each nominee from whom you would like to WITHHOLD your vote. [ ] (1) Thomas J. Donohue [ ] (2) Jordan L. Haines [ ] (3) Peter S. Hellman [ ] (4) Vinod Khosla [ ] (5) Marilyn Carlson Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. [ ] For [ ] Against [ ] Abstain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Stockholder Proposal - Requesting we seek advance shareholder approval of certain severance agreements. [ ] For [ ] Against [ ] Abstain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Stockholder Proposal - Requesting we exclude non-recurring accounting rule income for performance - based compensation. [ ] For [ ] Against [ ] Abstain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Submit] [Reset Ballot to Last Submitted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (Trade Mark) 2001 by THE BANK OF NEW YORK and SHAREHOLDER.COM, INC. All rights reserved. 5 [Internet Screen No. 4] Qwest Communications International Inc. Annual Meeting [QWEST LOGO] Proxy Ballot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTE CONFIRMATION PLEASE REVIEW YOUR VOTE INDICATED BELOW. YOU MAY THEN EITHER SUBMIT YOUR VOTE OR REVISE WHAT YOU HAVE ENTERED. PROPOSAL Election of Five Class I Directors 1. Vote FOR all Nominees --------------------------------------------------------------------- PROPOSAL Amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 2. FOR --------------------------------------------------------------------- PROPOSAL Stockholder Proposal - Requesting we seek advance shareholder 3. approval of certain severance agreements. FOR --------------------------------------------------------------------- PROPOSAL Stockholder Proposal - Requesting we exclude non-recurring accounting 4. rule income for performance - based compensation. FOR --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Submit] [Revise] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (Trade Mark) 2001 by THE BANK OF NEW YORK and SHAREHOLDER.COM, INC. All rights reserved. 6 [Internet Screen No. 5] Qwest Communications International Inc. Annual Meeting [QWEST LOGO] Proxy Ballot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANK YOU FOR VOTING. Please check any of the following that apply: 1. If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting please select this box. [ ] 2. If you wish to access future Proxy Statements and Annual Reports over the Internet please select this box. [ ] 3. Please change my address. My new address is (please be sure to include your name): [ ] 4. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION OF YOUR VOTE, please enter your email address below. If you are voting more than one proxy, please be sure to complete this step after each proxy that you vote. My email address is: [ ] [Submit] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (Trade Mark) 2001 by THE BANK OF NEW YORK and SHAREHOLDER.COM, INC. All rights reserved. 7 [Internet Screen No. 6] Qwest Communications International Inc. Annual Meeting [QWEST LOGO] Proxy Ballot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. IF YOU WISH TO SUBMIT A VOTE FOR ANOTHER CONTROL NUMBER OR CHANGE YOUR CURRENT VOTE, PLEASE VOTE AGAIN. FOR EACH CONTROL NUMBER SUBMITTED, OUR SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY COUNT ONLY YOUR LAST VOTE. [Vote Again] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (Trade Mark) 2001 by THE BANK OF NEW YORK and SHAREHOLDER.COM, INC. All rights reserved.