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Exhibit 4.13    
    



	Number	 	 	 	Shares
	

QW	
 	

[QWEST LOGO]	
 	

 
	
COMMON STOCK	
 	

 	
 	
COMMON STOCK
	

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS

OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	
 	

 	
 	

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
	 	 	 	 	CUSIP 749121 10 9





        THIS
CERTIFIES THAT 


SPECIMEN



        is
the record holder of 


FULLY
PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, OF
 Qwest Communications International Inc.  


transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by a duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This
Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. 


        WITNESS
the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signature of its duly authorized officers. 


Dated:




	/s/ Janet Cooper

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

AND TREASURER	 	[QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. CORPORATE SEAL DELAWARE]	 	/s/ Richard C. Notebaert

CHAIRMAN AND

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER





	

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED,	
 	

 
	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK	 	 
	 	 	        TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR	 	 
	

BY	
 	

/s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE]	
 	

 
	 	 	                AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE	 	 










        The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating,
optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, so far as the same shall have been
fixed, and a statement of the authority of the Board of Directors to designate and fix any preferences, rights and limitations of any wholly unissued series. Such requests shall be made to the
Corporation's Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. 


        The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be
construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 



	TEN COM	 	—	 	as tenants in common	 	 	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —	 	                         Custodian
                        
	TEN ENT	 	—	 	as tenants by the entireties	 	 	 	 	 	      (Cust)                        (Minor)
      
	JT TEN	 	—	 	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 	 	 	 	 	under Uniform Gifts to Minor Act
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 (State)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	UNIF TRF MIN ACT —	 	                         Custodian (until age
            )
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	            (Cust)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	                               under Uniform
Transfers
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	                  (Minor)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	to Minors Act
                                    
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(State)                        




Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 


        FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
                              hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 



	PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
	 	 





                                         
                                          
                                          
                                         
                

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) 







                                        
                                          
                                         
                               
Shares of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint 


                                        
                                          
                                         
                               
Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. 



	Dated	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

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	 	 	 	 	NOTICE:	 	THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
	

Signature(s) Guaranteed	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

By	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 
	THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION
PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.	 	 	 	 













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