SELECTED CONSOLIDATED DATA (UNAUDITED) U S WEST, INC.
Quarter Ended Year Ended
In millions, except December 31, % December 31, %
per share amounts 1998 1997 Change 1998 1997 Change
- -------------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------- ------
Normalized access lines (thousands):
Business 4,946 4,790 3.3 4,946 4,790 3.3
Consumer 11,660 11,243 3.7 11,660 11,243 3.7
Total 16,606 16,033 3.6 16,606 16,033 3.6
Access lines
(thousands):
Business 4,945 4,790 3.2 4,945 4,790 3.2
Consumer 11,656 11,243 3.7 11,656 11,243 3.7
Total access lines 16,601 16,033 3.5 16,601 16,033 3.5
Billed access minutes of use (millions):
Interstate 14,895 14,277 4.3 58,763 55,362 6.1
Intrastate 3,124 3,027 3.2 12,330 11,729 5.1
Total minutes of use 18,019 17,304 4.1 71,093 67,091 6.0
Employees:
U S WEST, Inc. 54,483 51,110 6.6 54,483 51,110 6.6
Telephone
operations only 46,310 43,749 5.9 46,310 43,749 5.9
Telephone empl per
10,000 access lines 27.9 27.3 2.2 27.9 27.3 2.2
Dividends per
common share (#1) $ 0.535 $ 0.535 - $ 2.14 $ 2.14 -
Common shares
outstanding (#1) 502.9 500.9 0.3 502.9 500.9 0.3
Capital expend $ 985 $ 1,028 (4.2)$ 2,905 $ 2,672 8.7
EBITDA (#2) 1,325 1,034 28.1 5,248 4,939 6.3
EBITDA margin 41.4% 36.6% - 42.4% 43.0% -
Debt-to-capital
ratio (#3) 57.1% 55.6% - 57.1% 55.6% -
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# 1: Dividends per common share for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
and for the fourth quarter 1997, and common shares outstanding at December 31,
1997 are pro forma and assume the Separation had been consummated as of each
period indicated.
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# 2: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization,
and other (EBITDA). EBITDA also excludes gains on asset sales.
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# 3: Telephone operations only.
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