ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-202411-01

Qwest Corporation

$575,000,000 6.75% Notes due 2057

Pricing Term Sheet

Date: April 18, 2017

This pricing term sheet supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement of Qwest Corporation, dated April 18, 2017, relating to the securities described below. This pricing term sheet should be read together with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

Issuer:	Qwest Corporation
Security:	$575,000,000 6.75% Notes due 2057
Anticipated Ratings (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch)*:	Ba1 (Review for Downgrade) / BBB- (Stable) / BBB- (Negative Watch)
Principal Amount:	$575,000,000
Over-allotment Option:	Up to $86,250,000
Trade Date:	April 18, 2017
Settlement Date:	April 27, 2017 (T+7)
Maturity Date:	June 15, 2057
Interest Payment Dates:	March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, commencing on September 15, 2017
Coupon:	6.75%
Price to Public:	$25 per Note
Optional Redemption:	Callable at Par, in whole or in part, at any time on or after June 15, 2022.
Listing:	The Issuer intends to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange and, if the application is approved, expects trading in the Notes to begin within 30 days after the Settlement Date.
CUSIP/ISIN:	74913G 873 / US74913G8731
Joint Book-Running Managers:	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith                      Incorporated Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC RBC Capital Markets, LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

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