Internet Access: U S West Begins Free Sign-Up for Advanced Web-Based E-Mail Service; Will be Centerpiece for New Internet-based, Mobile Customer Lifestyles - Company Business and Marketing

EDGE, On & About AT&T, March 15, 1999

U S WEST worked with Critical Path to develop U S WEST.mail, and Critical Path will host the service. Critical Path is a leading provider of business-to-business e-mail service solutions. "Working with Critical Path will enable U S WEST to quickly deploy additional capabilities and services that further enable us to integrate voice and data services in ways that make life better for our customers," said Bozich.

U S WEST provides a full range of telecommunications services -- including wireline, wireless PCS, data networking, directory and information services -- to more than 25 million customers nationally and in 14 western and Midwestern states. More information about U S WEST can be found on the Internet at http://www.uswest.com

U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking is the data networking and product development arm of U S WEST, and can be found on the Internet at http://www.uswest.com/interprise