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Exhibit 99.2

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.

QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(1)
(UNAUDITED)

			2009			2008												2007
			Q1			Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1			Q4			Q3			Q2		Q1
			(Dollars in millions)
Operating revenue			$	3,173		$	3,315		$	3,379		$	3,382		$	3,399		$	3,435		$	3,434		$	3,463	$	3,446
Operating expenses:
	Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization):
		Facility costs		419			463			550			552			556			550			558			567		589
		Employee-related costs		295			308			373			314			375			339			347			347		350
		Equipment sales costs		95			121			146			137			119			151			127			122		118
		Other		119			131			163			146			131			144			140			133		121
	Total cost of sales			928			1,023			1,232			1,149			1,181			1,184			1,172			1,169		1,178
	Selling:
		Employee-related costs		294			291			295			291			292			281			287			293		279
		Marketing, advertising and external commissions		137			148			151			139			149			164			153			150		135
		Other		117			112			129			102			109			101			110			102		107
	Total selling			548			551			575			532			550			546			550			545		521
	General, administrative and other operating:
		Employee-related costs		158			139			121			110			119			112			118			118		144
		Taxes and fees		145			148			155			123			163			161			164			178		159
		Real estate and occupancy costs		108			106			117			114			117			109			114			111		111
		Other		164			188			126			212			173			186			518			193		202
	Total general, administrative and other operating			575			581			519			559			572			568			914			600		616
	Depreciation and amortization			573			601			599			578			576			613			619			615		612
Total operating expenses				2,624			2,756			2,925			2,818			2,879			2,911			3,255			2,929		2,927
Other expense (income)—net:
	Interest expense—net			260			264			263			270			272			279			283			285		292
	Other—net			(9	)		5			(27	)		(4	)		3			(3	)		(9	)		14		(5	)
Total other expense (income)—net				251			269			236			266			275			276			274			299		287
Income (loss) before income taxes				298			290			218			298			245			248			(95	)		235		232
Income tax expense (benefit)				(92	)		(113	)		(73	)		(118	)		(95	)		106			2,166			—		(2	)
Net income			$	206		$	177		$	145		$	180		$	150		$	354		$	2,071		$	235	$	230

(1)

We have reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform to the current quarter presentation.

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Exhibit 99.2

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(1) (UNAUDITED)