SELECTED CONSOLIDATED DATA U S WEST, INC. (UNAUDITED) Quarter Ended Dollars in millions, except March 31, % per share amounts 1999 1998 Change Access lines (thousands): Business 4,972 4,839 2.9 Consumer 11,799 11,363 3.8 Total access lines 16,771 16,202 3.5 Minutes of use (millions): Interstate 15,305 14,362 6.6 Intrastate 3,139 2,983 5.2 Total minutes of use 18,444 17,345 6.3 Employees: U S WEST, Inc. 55,324 52,142 6.1 Telephone operations only 47,007 44,667 5.2 Telephone empl per 10,000 access lines 28.0 27.6 1.4 Dividends per common share $0.535$ 0.535 - Common shares outstanding (millions) (#1) 503.5 501.3 0.4 Capital expend $ 787 $ 522 50.8 EBITDA (#2) 1,395 1,347 3.6 EBITDA margin 43.8% 44.8% (2.2) Debt-to-capital ratio (#3) 57.4% 55.6% 3.2 <FN> <F1> # 1: Common shares outstanding at March 31, 1998 are pro forma, assuming the Separation had been consummated as of the date indicated. <F2> # 2: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other expense (EBITDA). <F3> # 3: Telephone operations only. </FN>