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EXHIBIT 99.2

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.

QUARTERLY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)

			2005						2004												2003
			Q2			Q1			Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1			Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1
Operating revenue			$	3,470		$	3,449		$	3,437		$	3,449		$	3,442		$	3,481		$	3,498		$	3,570		$	3,596		$	3,624
Operating expenses:
	Cost of sales:
		Facility costs		682			677			650			748			681			662			704			1,137			688			702
		Network expenses		59			66			66			73			66			57			82			81			70			68
		Employee-related costs		388			410			390			429			437			450			464			468			439			433
		Other non-employee related costs		305			286			296			298			302			285			293			276			278			272
Total cost of sales				1,434			1,439			1,402			1,548			1,486			1,454			1,543			1,962			1,475			1,475
Selling, general and administrative:
		Property and other taxes		111			99			78			112			115			81			97			114			115			126
		Bad debt		53			57			49			39			13			93			61			70			72			100
		Restructuring and severance related costs		(1	)		15			53			2			127			15			46			37			16			13
		Employee-related costs		410			407			413			413			434			469			415			429			472			485
		Other non-employee related costs		472			458			477			695			797			496			629			455			480			458
	Total Selling, general and administrative			1,045			1,036			1,070			1,261			1,486			1,154			1,248			1,105			1,155			1,182
	Depreciation and amortization			765			774			783			779			784			777			798			796			789			784
	Impairments and other			—			—			36			34			43			—			—			230			—			—
Total operating expenses				3,244			3,249			3,291			3,622			3,799			3,385			3,589			4,093			3,419			3,441
Operating income (loss)				226			200			146			(173	)		(357	)		96			(91	)		(523	)		177			183
Other expense (income)
	Interest expense—net			380			381			366			374			394			397			436			437			444			440
	Other expense (income)—net			13			(242	)		(54	)		40			(111	)		12			(37	)		(18	)		(63	)		(61	)
Total other expense (income)				393			139			312			414			283			409			399			419			381			379
Income tax benefit (expense)				3			(4	)		27			18			(136	)		3			108			256			79			76
Income (loss) from continuing operations				(164	)		57			(139	)		(569	)		(776	)		(310	)		(382	)		(686	)		(125	)		(120	)
Discontinued operations—net				—						—			—			—			—			(25	)		2,517			61			66
Cumulative effect of accounting changes—net				—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			206
Net income (loss)			$	(164	)	$	57		$	(139	)	$	(569	)	$	(776	)	$	(310	)	$	(407	)	$	1,831		$	(64	)	$	152

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EXHIBIT 99.2

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. QUARTERLY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in millions) (Unaudited)