REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT Dated August 8, 2006 among QWEST CORPORATION, as Issuer, andRegistration Rights Agreement • August 8th, 2006 • Qwest Corp • Telephone communications (no radiotelephone) • New York
Contract Type FiledAugust 8th, 2006 Company Industry JurisdictionThis Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers (i) for the benefit of the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the holders form time to time of the Securities (including the Initial Purchasers). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Securities, the Issuer has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 5 of the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.