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QWEST CORP Regulatory Filings 2008

Dec 12, 2008

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2008

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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Qwest Communications International Inc. Delaware 84-1339282
Qwest Corporation Colorado 87-0273800
Qwest Services Corporation Colorado 84-1339283
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. Colorado 84-1028672
(Exact name of each registrant as specified in its charter) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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1801 California Street Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 922-1400 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the registrants' principal executive offices)

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Stephen E. Brilz Deputy General Counsel Qwest Communications International Inc. 1801 California Street Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 922-1400 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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With a copy to: Richard M. Russo Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1801 California Street, Suite 4200 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 298-5700 and Jeffery L. Norton Jon R. Gray Linklaters 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 (212) 424-9000

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ý

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ý

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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Title of each class of securities to be registered Amount to be registered
Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Common Stock, Purchase Contracts, Depositary Shares(2), Warrants(3), or Units(4) of Qwest Communications International
Inc. ("QCII") and Debt Securities of Qwest Corporation ("QC").
Guarantees by Qwest Services Corporation ("QSC") of Debt Securities(5). (1)
Guarantees by Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. ("QCF") of Debt Securities(5).

end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE (1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee, except for $145,359.50 that has already been paid with respect to $1,235,000,000 aggregate initial public offering price of securities that were previously registered pursuant to the Registration Statement No. 333-127160, filed by QCII, QSC and QCF on August 3, 2005, which securities were not sold thereunder. Of this previously paid amount, $132,145 was applied to the filing fee payable pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-130426 filed by QCII, QSC and QCF on December 19, 2005, but no securities were sold thereunder. In accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the unused amount of the registration fee paid with respect to Registration Statements No. 333-127160 and 333-130426 shall be applied to pay the first $145,359.50 of the registration fee that will be payable with respect to this registration statement. (2) Depositary Shares representing Preferred Stock of QCII. (3) Pursuant to Rule 457(g), no registration fee is attributable to the warrants registered hereby. (4) Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. (5) There is being registered hereunder all guarantees and other obligations that QSC and QCF may have with respect to debt securities issued by QCII. No separate consideration will be received for such guarantees.

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PROSPECTUS

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.

QWEST CORPORATION

QWEST SERVICES CORPORATION, as Guarantor

QWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, INC., as Guarantor

Debt Securities Preferred Stock Common Stock Purchase Contracts Depositary Shares Guarantees of Debt Securities Warrants Units

By this prospectus, QCII, QC, QSC and QCF may from time to time offer securities to the public. We will provide specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and each applicable supplement carefully before you invest. Any QCII debt securities we issue under this prospectus may be guaranteed by QSC and/or QCF, direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of QCII.

QCII's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "Q."

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representations to the contrary are a criminal offense.

This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless it is accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information or to make additional representations. We are not making or soliciting an offer of any securities other than the securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We are not making or soliciting an offer of these securities in any state or jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" contained in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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We will sell these securities directly, or through agents, dealers or underwriters as designated from time to time, or through a combination of these methods. We reserve the sole right to accept, and together with our agents, dealers and underwriters reserve the right to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of securities to be made directly or through agents, underwriters or dealers. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities, the relevant prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable commissions or discounts. Our net proceeds from the sale of securities also will be set forth in the relevant prospectus supplement.

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The date of this prospectus is December 12, 2008.

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About This Prospectus ii
Where You Can Find More Information ii
Incorporation by Reference iii
Forward-Looking Statements iv
The Company 1
Use of Proceeds 2
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 2
Legal Matters 2
Experts 2

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that QCII, QC, QSC, and QCF filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") using a "shelf" registration or continuous offering process. Under this registration statement, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus from time to time, either separately or in units, in one or more offerings.

Each time we sell any securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the terms of that offering. That prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information contained in this prospectus and any information incorporated by reference herein, on the one hand, and the information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and any information incorporated by reference therein, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference therein. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information." The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read at the SEC's website or at the SEC's offices mentioned under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information."

As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires or indicates:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

QCII files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. QC files annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. You may access and read QCII's and QC's SEC filings, including the complete registration statement and all exhibits to it, over the Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov . This uniform resource locator is included in this prospectus as an inactive textual reference only. Unless specifically listed under "Incorporation By Reference" below, the information contained on the SEC website is not intended to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and you should not consider that information a part of this prospectus.

You may read and copy any document QCII or QC files with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room located at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also request copies of the documents that QCII or QC files with the SEC by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room and copying charges.

QCII's SEC filings are also available at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, NY 10005. We also post QCII's and QC's SEC filings on our website at

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http://www.qwest.com . Our website address is included in this prospectus as an inactive textual reference only. Information contained on our website is not intended to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and you should not consider that information a part of this prospectus.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with it, which means we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents that contain that information. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Any information that we file with the SEC in the future and incorporate by reference will automatically update and supersede the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

QCII (File No. 001-15577) filed the following documents with the SEC and incorporates them by reference into this prospectus:

QC (File No. 001-03040) filed the following documents with the SEC and incorporates them by reference into this prospectus:

All documents that QCII and QC file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of all offerings made pursuant to this prospectus also will be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and will automatically update information in this prospectus. Nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the SEC, including information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.

Statements made in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement or in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. In each instance we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or as an exhibit to the documents incorporated by reference.

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We will provide to you, at no cost, a copy of any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any exhibits specifically incorporated by reference in those documents. You may request copies of these filings from us by mail at the following address: Corporate Secretary, Qwest Communications International Inc., 1801 California Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, or by telephone at the following telephone number: (303) 992-1400.

QSC and QCF are consolidated wholly owned subsidiaries of QCII. Under SEC rules, QSC and QCF are not required to file separate reports with the SEC, although certain consolidated financial information about QSC and QCF can be found in the footnotes to QCII's financial statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains or incorporates by reference forward-looking statements about our financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements include, among others:

These statements may be made expressly in this prospectus or may be incorporated by reference to other documents we file with the SEC. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as "may," "would," "could," "should," "plan," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," or similar expressions used in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

These forward looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by us in those statements. Some of these risks are described under "Risk Factors" and in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in QCII's 2007 10-K, QCII's 2008 10-Qs, QC's 2007 10-K and QC's 2008 10-Qs.

These risk factors should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. Given these uncertainties, we caution investors not to unduly rely on our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts' expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Further, the information contained in this prospectus is a statement of our intention as of the date of this prospectus and is based upon, among other things, the existing regulatory environment, industry conditions, market conditions and prices, the economy in general and our assumptions as of such date. We may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in our assumptions or otherwise.

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THE COMPANY

QCII provides voice, data, Internet and video services nationwide and globally. We continue to generate the majority of our revenue from services provided in the 14-state region of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. We refer to this region as our local service area.

QC, among other things, operates the regulated local telephone business of its ultimate parent, QCII. Its operations generally account for the majority of Qwest's consolidated revenue.

QSC is the direct corporate parent of QC and Qwest Communications Corporation, the entity through which Qwest conducts substantially all of its unregulated business.

QCF facilitates the obtaining of debt financing for Qwest's affiliates.

Corporate Information

QCII, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated on February 18, 1997. QCII will be the issuer of the securities to be sold pursuant to this prospectus other than any debt securities issued by QC and any guarantees issued by QSC and QCF.

QC, a Colorado corporation, was incorporated on July 17, 1911. QC may be an issuer of debt securities to be sold pursuant to this prospectus. QSC is the direct corporate parent of QC.

QSC, a Colorado corporation, was incorporated on January 16, 1996. QSC may be the issuer of guarantees of QCII debt securities issued pursuant to this prospectus. QCII is the direct corporate parent of QSC.

QCF, a Colorado corporation, was incorporated on June 10, 1986. QCF may be the issuer of guarantees of QCII debt securities issued pursuant to this prospectus. QCII is the direct corporate parent of QCF.

The principal executive offices of QCII, QC, QSC and QCF are located at 1801 California Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, and their telephone number is (303) 992-1400.

The following chart illustrates the corporate structure of QCII and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the co-registrants. This chart is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not represent all legal entities of QCII and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, the net proceeds we expect to receive from the sale of the securities will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among others, the following:

Pending any specific application, net proceeds may initially be invested in short-term marketable securities or applied to the reduction of short-term indebtedness.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth QCII's and QC's consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and each of the five years ended December 31, 2007.

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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(a) 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
QCII 1.9 1.5 1.4 — (b) — (b) — (b)
QC 4.4 4.6 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters on behalf of QCII, QC, QSC and QCF will be passed upon for us by Stephen E. Brilz, Esq. If legal matters in connection with offerings made by this prospectus are passed on by other counsel for us or by counsel for the underwriters of an offering of the securities, that counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements and the related consolidated financial statement schedule of Qwest Communications International Inc. and Qwest Corporation as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting of Qwest Communications International Inc. as of December 31, 2007, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The audit reports covering the consolidated financial statements of Qwest Communications International Inc. and Qwest Corporation as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, refer to the adoption of certain new accounting standards.

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PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth all expenses payable by us in connection with the offering of the securities being registered, other than discounts and commissions.

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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee $
Printing expenses** 250,000
Legal fees and expenses** 275,000
Accounting fees and expenses** 275,000
Transfer Agent fees and expenses** 12,500
Rating Agency fees** 25,000
Trustee's and Depositary's fees and expenses** 12,500
Miscellaneous** 15,000
Total** $ 865,000

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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The following summaries are subject to the complete text of the statutes and organizational documents of the registrants described below and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto. QCII is a Delaware corporation, and each of QC, QSC and QCF is a Colorado corporation.

Qwest Communications International Inc., a Delaware corporation

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") sets forth the circumstances in which a Delaware corporation is permitted and/or required to indemnify its directors and officers. The DGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers in certain proceedings if the director or officer has complied with the standard of conduct set out in the DGCL. The standard of conduct requires that the director or officer must have acted in good faith, in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to matters in a criminal proceeding, the director or officer must have had no reason to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. With respect to suits by or in the right of the corporation, the DGCL permits indemnification of directors and officers if the person meets the standard of conduct, except that it precludes indemnification of directors and officers who are adjudged liable to the corporation, unless the Court of Chancery or the court in which the corporation's action or suit was brought determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses. To the extent that a present or former director or officer of the corporation is successful on the merits or otherwise in his or her defense of a proceeding, the corporation is required to indemnify the director or officer against reasonable expenses incurred in defending himself or herself. The rights provided in

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Section 145 of the DGCL are not exclusive, and the corporation may also provide for indemnification under bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

QCII provides for indemnification of directors and officers in its Amended and Restated Bylaws. The Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of its current (and, in some cases, former) directors and officers against any liability incurred in connection with any proceeding in which such person may be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is or was serving in an indemnified capacity, except: (a) to the extent that any such indemnification against a particular liability is expressly prohibited by applicable law, or (b) where a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person establishes, or where it is determined in accordance with applicable law, that his or her acts or omissions (i) were in breach of such person's duty of loyalty to QCII or its stockholders, (ii) were not in good faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) resulted in receipt by such person of an improper personal benefit. To the extent permitted by law, officers and directors are required to cooperate with QCII as a condition to receiving indemnification under the Amended and Restated Bylaws.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation may relieve its directors from personal liability to such corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of their fiduciary duty as directors except (i) for a breach of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for failure to act in good faith, (iii) for intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iv) for willful or negligent violations of certain provisions in the DGCL imposing certain requirements with respect to stock repurchases, redemptions and dividends, or (v) for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. As permitted by the DGCL, QCII's Restated Certificate of Incorporation eliminates a director's personal liability for monetary damages to QCII and its stockholders except for liability for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to QCII or its stockholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, arising under Section 174 of the DGCL, or for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

QCII, QC, QSC and QCF also have agreements with certain of their officers and directors which require that QCII, QC, QSC or QCF, respectively, indemnify such officers and directors to the extent permitted or required by each company's Bylaws and applicable law. The directors and officers of QCII, QC, QSC and QCF are covered by insurance policies that insure them against certain liabilities.

Qwest Corporation, Qwest Services Corporation and Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., each a Colorado corporation

The Restated Articles of Incorporation of QC, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of QSC and QCF and/or Amended and Restated Bylaws of QC, QSC and QCF contain certain provisions that set forth the circumstances in which each corporation is required to indemnify its respective officers and directors under applicable law. The Colorado Business Corporations Act (the "CBCA"), as set forth in Title 7, Articles 101 to 117 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, governs QC's, QSC's and QCF's obligations to indemnify their officers and directors. The CBCA specifies the circumstances under which a corporation may indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents. As to directors, the CBCA generally requires that a director provide a statement that he or she has met a certain standard of conduct. The CBCA standard requires that a director must have acted in good faith and, for acts done in a director's official capacity, must have reasonably believed that he or she acted in the best interests of the corporation. In all other instances, the director must have acted in good faith and must have reasonably believed that he or she acted in a manner that was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. In criminal proceedings, the director must not have had a reason to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In a proceeding brought by or in the right of the corporation, or that alleges that a director improperly received a personal benefit, the director cannot be indemnified if he or she is adjudged liable, unless a court orders the corporation to pay reasonable expenses. On the other hand, the corporation must pay reasonable expenses that a director

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or officer incurred in a proceeding when any director or officer is wholly successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any civil or criminal proceeding. The CBCA permits the corporation to indemnify officers and employees to a greater extent than it can indemnify directors if such indemnification would not violate public policy.

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of QC, QSC and QCF also require indemnification of their respective directors and officers if such indemnification would be consistent with the CBCA, subject to certain conditions. These conditions include, among other things, that (a) the director or officer must have acted consistently with the standards of conduct set forth in the CBCA and described above, and (b) the director or officer must cooperate with the corporation in connection with the proceeding. In certain situations, QC, QSC and QCF also are required to pay legal fees and expenses to their respective officers and directors in advance of a final judgment. The rights granted to the respective officers and directors by the Amended and Restated Bylaws of QSC and QCF are not exclusive and continue as to former officers and directors.

The CBCA also provides that a corporation may in its articles of incorporation eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or to its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for monetary damages for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, certain acts regarding approval of unlawful distributions or any transaction from which the director directly or indirectly derived an improper personal benefit. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of QSC and QCF eliminate the personal liability of any director of the corporation to the corporation and its shareholders for monetary damages for any breaches of fiduciary duties as a director, to the fullest extent permitted by the CBCA.

Item 16. Exhibits

A list of exhibits included as part of this registration statement is set forth in the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

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provided , however , that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrants pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

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That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of QCII's and QC's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on December 12, 2008.

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QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.
/s/ STEPHEN E. BRILZ
By: Stephen E. Brilz
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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* Edward A. Mueller Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) December 12, 2008
* Joseph J. Euteneuer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) December 12, 2008
* R. William Johnston Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) December 12, 2008
* Linda G. Alvarado Director December 12, 2008
* Charles L. Biggs Director December 12, 2008
* K. Dane Brooksher Director December 12, 2008
* Peter S. Hellman Director December 12, 2008
* R. David Hoover Director December 12, 2008

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* Patrick J. Martin Director December 12, 2008
* Caroline Matthews Director December 12, 2008
* Wayne W. Murdy Director December 12, 2008
* Jan L. Murley Director December 12, 2008
* Frank P. Popoff Director December 12, 2008
* James A. Unruh Director December 12, 2008
* Anthony Welters Director December 12, 2008

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on December 12, 2008. To the extent that the registrant's ability to issue debt securities pursuant to this registration statement is dependent on the assignment of a security rating, the registrant reasonably believes that the security rating requirement will be met by the time of sale.

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QWEST CORPORATION
/s/ STEPHEN E. BRILZ
By: Stephen E. Brilz
Title: Vice President and Secretary

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* Edward A. Mueller Director and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) December 12, 2008
* Joseph J. Euteneuer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) December 12, 2008
* R. William Johnston Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) December 12, 2008
* Thomas E. Richards Director December 12, 2008

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on December 12, 2008.

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QWEST SERVICES CORPORATION
/s/ STEPHEN E. BRILZ
By: Stephen E. Brilz
Title: Vice President and Secretary

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* Edward A. Mueller Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) December 12, 2008
* Joseph J. Euteneuer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) December 12, 2008
* R. William Johnston Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) December 12, 2008
* Thomas E. Richards Director December 12, 2008
* Richard N. Baer Director December 12, 2008

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on December 12, 2008.

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QWEST CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.
/s/ STEPHEN E. BRILZ
By: Stephen E. Brilz
Title: Vice President and Secretary

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* Edward A. Mueller Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) December 12, 2008
* Joseph J. Euteneuer Sole Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) December 12, 2008
* R. William Johnston Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) December 12, 2008

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1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement for debt securities and/or warrants to purchase debt securities.*
1.2 Form of Underwriting Agreement for equity securities and/or warrants to purchase equity securities.*
1.3 Form of Underwriting Agreement for convertible debt securities and/or warrants to purchase convertible debt securities.*
1.4 Form of Distribution Agreement.*
4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Qwest Communications International Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex H to the Registration Statement of Qwest Communications International Inc. on Form S-4/A filed
September 17, 1999, File No. 333-81149).
4.2 Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Qwest Communications International Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Qwest Communications International Inc.'s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 001-15577).
4.3 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Qwest Communications International Inc., adopted as of July 1, 2002 and amended as of May 25, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Qwest Communications International Inc.'s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 001-15577).
4.4 Restated Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3A to Qwest Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, File No. 001-03040).
4.5 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Qwest Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, File No.
001-03040).
4.6 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Qwest Corporation, effective as of February 13, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Qwest Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002,
File No. 001-03040).
4.7 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Services Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement of Qwest Services Corporation, Qwest Communications International
Inc., and Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. on Form S-4 filed May 3, 2004, File No. 333-115115).
4.8 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Qwest Services Corporation, effective as of February 13, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement of Qwest Services Corporation, Qwest Communications
International Inc., and Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. on Form S-4 filed May 3, 2004, File No. 333-115115).
4.9 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registration Statement of Qwest Services Corporation, Qwest Communications International
Inc., and Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. on Form S-4 filed May 3, 2004, File No. 333-115115).
4.10 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Registration Statement of Qwest Services Corporation, Qwest Communications International Inc., and Qwest
Capital Funding, Inc. on Form S-4 filed May 3, 2004, File No. 333-115115).

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4.11 Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of November 8, 2005, by and between Qwest Communications International Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Qwest Communications
International Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 14, 2005, File No. 001-15577).
4.12 Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8(b) to the Registration Statement of Qwest Communications International Inc., Qwest Services Corporation and Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. on
Form S-3 filed August 3, 2005, File No. 333-127160).
4.13 Indenture, dated as of October 15, 1999, by and between Qwest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, National Association as trustee (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999, File No. 001-03040).
4.14 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2004, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Communications International Inc.'s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, File No. 001-15577).
4.15 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated November 23, 2004, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November
23, 2004, File No. 001-03040).
4.16 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated June 17, 2005, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 23, 2005,
File No. 001-03040).
4.17 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 8, 2006, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8,
2006, File No. 001-03040).
4.18 Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 16, 2007, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 18, 2007,
File No. 001-03040).
4.19 Form of Global Note.*
4.20 Form of Global Senior Note.*
4.21 Form of Global Senior Convertible Note.*
4.22 Form of Global Subordinated Note.*
4.23 Form of Global Subordinated Convertible Note.*
4.24 Specimen of Certificate Representing Qwest Communications International Inc.'s Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to the Registration Statement of Qwest Communications International Inc., Qwest
Services Corporation, and Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. on Form S-3 filed August 3, 2005, File No. 333-127160).
4.25 Form of Certificate of Designation for Preferred Stock of Qwest Communications International Inc.*
4.26 Form of Warrant Agreement.*
4.27 Form of Depositary Agreement.*
4.28 Form of Depositary Receipt.*

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4.29 Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.*
4.30 Form of Unit Agreement.*
4.31 Form of Unit Certificate.*
5.1 Opinion of Stephen E. Brilz, Esq.
12.1 Computation of Qwest Communications International Inc. Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12 to Qwest Communications International Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed October 29, 2008, File No. 1-15577).
12.2 Computation of Qwest Corporation Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12 to Qwest Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed October
30, 2008, File No. 001-03040).
12.3 Computation of Qwest Corporation Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for 2003 and 2004.
23.1 Qwest Communications International Inc. Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2 Qwest Corporation Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.3 Consent of Stephen E. Brilz, Esq. (included in the opinion referred to in Exhibit 5.1 above).
24.1 Qwest Communications International Inc. Power of Attorney.
24.2 Qwest Corporation Power of Attorney.
24.3 Qwest Services Corporation Power of Attorney.
24.4 Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. Power of Attorney.
25.1 T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in respect of the QCII Senior Debt Indenture.
25.2 T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in respect of the QCII Subordinated Debt Indenture.
25.3 T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in respect of the QC Indenture.

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