SELECTED CONSOLIDATED DATA U S WEST, INC.
(UNAUDITED)
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
In millions, except June 30, % June 30, %
per share amounts 1999 1998 Change 1999 1998 Change
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Access lines
(thousands):
Business 4,986 4,884 2.1 4,986 4,884 2.1
Consumer 11,830 11,422 3.6 11,830 11,422 3.6
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Total access lines 16,816 16,306 3.1 16,816 16,306 3.1
Billed access minutes of use (millions):
Interstate 15,415 14,799 4.2 30,720 29,161 5.3
Intrastate 3,216 3,116 3.2 6,355 6,099 4.2
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Total minutes of use 18,631 17,915 4.0 37,075 35,260 5.1
Wireless/PCS:
Revenues (millions) $ 57 $ 16 256.3 $ 97 $ 25 288.0
Subscribers (thousands) 284 54 425.9 284 54 425.9
Penetration 2.1% 0.7% 200.0 2.1% 0.7% 200.0
Data Revenues (millions):
Frame Relay/ATM $ 44.6 $ 32.2 38.5 $ 83.6 $ 62.0 34.8
ISDN 61.2 35.4 72.9 111.9 66.7 67.8
Other !NTERPRISE 81.6 52.2 56.3 150.3 105.9 41.9
.Net/DSL 15.6 1.8 766.7 29.2 2.4 1,116.7
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Subtotal !NTERPRISE 203.0 121.6 66.9 375.0 237.0 58.2
Other Special Access
& Private Line 207.4 177.6 16.8 412.1 350.8 17.5
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Total Data Revenues 410.4 299.2 37.2 787.1 587.8 33.9
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Employees:
U S WEST, Inc. 55,726 53,535 4.1 55,726 53,535 4.1
Telephone
operations only 47,044 45,497 3.4 47,044 45,497 3.4
Telephone empl per
10,000 access lines 28.0 27.9 0.4 28.0 27.9 0.4
Dividends per
common share (#1) $ 0.750$ 0.535 40.2 $ 1.285 $ 1.07 20.1
Common shares
outstanding (#1) 504.3 501.4 0.6 504.3 501.4 0.6
Capital expend $ 981 $ 809 21.3 $ 1,768 $ 1,331 32.8
EBITDA (#2) 1,428 1,348 5.9 2,823 2,695 4.7
EBITDA margin 43.8% 44.2% (0.9) 43.8% 44.5% (1.6)
Debt-to-capital
ratio (#3) 58.6% 56.4% 3.9 58.6% 56.4% 3.9
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# 1: Common shares outstanding at June 30, 1998 are pro forma, assuming the
Separation had been consummated as of the date indicated.
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# 2: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization,
and other (EBITDA).
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# 3: Telephone operations only.
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