SELECTED CONSOLIDATED DATA (UNAUDITED) U S WEST, INC. Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended In millions, except September 30, % September 30, % per share amounts 1998 1997 Change 1998 1997 Change - - ------------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------- ------ Normalized access lines (thousands): Business 4,904 4,721 3.9 4,904 4,721 3.9 Consumer 11,509 11,108 3.6 11,509 11,108 3.6 Total 16,413 15,829 3.7 16,413 15,829 3.7 Access lines (thousands): Business 4,903 4,721 3.9 4,903 4,721 3.9 Consumer 11,505 11,108 3.6 11,505 11,108 3.6 Total access lines 16,408 15,829 3.7 16,408 15,829 3.7 Billed access minutes of use (millions): Interstate 14,707 13,760 6.9 43,868 41,085 6.8 Intrastate 3,107 2,960 5.0 9,206 8,702 5.8 Total minutes of use 17,814 16,720 6.5 53,074 49,787 6.6 Employees: U S WEST, Inc. 53,758 50,661 6.1 53,758 50,661 6.1 Telephone operations only 45,654 43,388 5.2 45,654 43,388 5.2 Telephone empl per 10,000 access lines 27.8 27.4 1.5 27.8 27.4 1.5 Dividends per common share (#1) $ 0.535$ 0.535 - $ 1.605$ 1.605 - Common shares outstanding (#1) 502.1 499.8 0.5 502.1 499.8 0.5 Capital expend $ 589 $ 712 (17.3) $ 1,920 $ 1,644 16.8 EBITDA (#2) 1,357 1,297 4.6 3,923 3,905 0.5 EBITDA margin 43.6% 43.8% - 42.8% 45.1% - Debt-to-capital ratio (#3) 56.0% 55.6%# - 56.0% 55.6%# - <FN> <F1> # As of December 31, 1997. <F2> # 1: Dividends per common share for the nine month period of 1998 and for the three and nine month periods of 1997, and common shares outstanding at September 30, 1997 are pro forma and assume the Separation had been consummated as of each period indicated. <F3> # 2: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other (EBITDA). EBITDA also excludes gains on asset sales. <F4> # 3: Telephone operations only. </FN> 8