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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 01-cv-1451-REB-CBS (Consolidated with Civil Action Nos. 01-RB-1472, 01-RB-1527, 01-RB-1616, 01-RB1799, 01-RB-1930, 01-RB-2083, 02-RB-0333, 02-RB-0374, 02-RB-0507, 02-RB-0658 02-RB-755, 02-RB-798, and 02-RB-238) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN OVERSIZED BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS OPPOSITION TO LEAD PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION.

Qwest Communications International Inc. ("Qwest") submits this unopposed motion for leave to file an oversized brief in support of its Opposition to Lead Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. This relief is appropriate for the following reasons: 1. Pursuant to D.C. Colo. L. Civ. R. 7.1 (A), undersigned counsel for Qwest

certify that they have conferred with Lead Counsel and have been authorized to represent to the Court that Lead Plaintiffs does not oppose this motion. Counsel for Qwest also consents to a 10-page extension of the page limit for Lead Plaintiffs' reply brief in support of their motion for class certification. 2. Lead Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification raises a number of complex

issues, and resolution of the motion is of the utmost importance to Qwest. In order to

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fully and adequately respond to the motion, Qwest needs more than the 15 pages typically allowed for routine motions. 3. In addition, the comprehensive opposition that Qwest seeks to submit

provides efficiencies. Qwest expects many of the individual defendants will be able to join in its opposition with little or no additional briefing. This will save the Court and parties the inconvenience of reading multiple briefs on similar subjects. 4. Qwest endeavored to limit the size of its opposition and has submitted a

25-page brief, which is reasonable given the complexity and importance of the issues raised by Lead Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. WHEREFORE, Qwest respectfully requests that its Opposition Brief be accepted for filing. Dated: June 30, 2005 Respectfully submitted,

s/Marcy M. Heronimus Marcy M. Heronimus SHERMAN & HOWARD, L.L.C. 633 Seventeenth Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 297-2900 Facsimile: (303) 298-0940 Jonathan D. Schiller David R. Boyd Alfred P. Levitt Kenneth F. Rossman IV BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20015 Telephone: (202) 237-2727 Facsimile: (202) 237-6131

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 30, 2005, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: Jeffrey Allen Berens [email protected] James E. Nesland [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected] Thomas E. Egler [email protected];[email protected] James Michael Lyons [email protected];[email protected] Neil Peck [email protected];[email protected];[email protected] Mark T. Drooks [email protected];[email protected] Bruce F. Black [email protected];[email protected] Stephanie Erin Dunn [email protected];[email protected] Charles A. Stillman [email protected] Neil McGill Gorsuch [email protected];[email protected] Timothy Granger Atkeson [email protected] John A. Freedman [email protected]

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and I hereby certify that I have served the foregoing via U.S. mail and Federal Express as indicated on this 30th day of June, 2005 to the following individuals: William S. Lerach (via Fed Ex) Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia & Robbins LLP 401 B. Street, suite 1700 San Diego, CA 92101-4297 Jason R. Llorens (via mail) Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia & Robbins LLP 9601 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Joe R. Whatley, Jr. (via mail) Whatley Drake, L.L.C. P.O. Box 10647 Birmingham, Al 35202-0647 Wesley R. Powell (via mail) Clifford Chance US LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019-6131 s/Patricia Eckman

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