Qwest and Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer Announce New Agreement

Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced a spokesperson agreement with Joe Mauer, catcher for the Minnesota Twins. Mauer will serve as a spokesperson for Qwest to showcase Qwest’s communications and entertainment services and community efforts in Minnesota. Beginning today, for every run-batted-in (RBI) Mauer achieves during the regular season, Qwest will donate $200 to Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, up to $10,000. Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota works with more than 400 mentoring programs statewide to connect young people with quality mentoring experiences. "We are proud to work with Joe Mauer, who is a star on the field and in the community,” said John Stanoch, Qwest Minnesota president. "Qwest’s more than 4,200 Minnesota employees share those same values, working hard every day to show customers Qwest’s Spirit of Service on the job and through our community contributions.” Mauer is a native of St. Paul, Minn. In 2006, Mauer won the American League batting title, becoming the first American League catcher to win that, and at 23, the youngest batting champ since Alex Rodriguez (21) in 1996. The agreement also calls for Mauer to make a special appearance at a Qwest-sponsored event, and represent Qwest in advertising campaigns. Qwest also maintains a separate sponsorship agreement with the Minnesota Twins. About Qwest Qwest offers a unique and powerful combination of managed voice and data solutions for businesses, government agencies and consumers – locally and throughout the country. Customers coast to coast are turning to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber optic network and its Spirit of Service for quality products and superior customer experience. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world, to provide leading-edge voice, data and video services. For more information on Qwest, and its various operating subsidiaries, please go to www.qwest.com. For information about the products and services Qwest is offering in the Networx contract, visit www.gsanetworx.com. The Qwest logo is a registered trademark of Qwest Communications International Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries.