SELECTED CONSOLIDATED DATA (UNAUDITED) U S WEST, INC.
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
In millions, except June 30, % June 30, %
per share amounts 1998 1997 Change 1998 1997 Change
- - - ------------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------- ------
Normalized access lines (thousands):
Business 4,891 4,678 4.6 4,891 4,678 4.6
Consumer 11,449 11,006 4.0 11,449 11,006 4.0
Total 16,340 15,684 4.2 16,340 15,684 4.2
Access lines
(thousands):
Business 4,884 4,678 4.4 4,884 4,678 4.4
Consumer 11,422 11,006 3.8 11,422 11,006 3.8
Total access lines 16,306 15,684 4.0 16,306 15,684 4.0
Billed access minutes of use (millions):
Interstate 14,799 13,795 7.3 29,161 27,325 6.7
Intrastate 3,116 2,957 5.4 6,099 5,742 6.2
Total minutes of use 17,915 16,752 6.9 35,260 33,067 6.6
Employees:
U S WEST, Inc. 53,535 50,513 6.0 53,535 50,513 6.0
Telephone
operations only 45,497 44,469 2.3 45,497 44,469 2.3
Telephone empl per
10,000 access lines 27.9 28.4 (1.8) 27.9 28.4 (1.8)
Dividends per
common share (#1) $ 0.535$ 0.535 - $ 1.07$ 1.07 -
Common shares
outstanding (#1) 501.4 499.3 0.4 501.4 499.3 0.4
Capital expend $ 809 $ 523 54.7 $ 1,331 $ 932 42.8
EBITDA (#2) 1,219 1,295 (5.9) 2,566 2,608 (1.6)
EBITDA margin 39.9% 45.8% - 42.3% 45.8% -
Debt-to-capital ratio:
Telephone
operations only 56.4% 55.6%# - 56.4% 55.6%# -
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# As of December 31, 1997.
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# 1: Dividends per common share for the six month period of 1998 and for the
three and six month periods of 1997, and common shares outstanding at June 30,
1997 are pro forma and assume the Separation had been consummated as of the
indicated periods
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# 2: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other
(EBITDA). EBITDA also excludes gains on asset sales and is based on the combined
pro forma financial results.
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