Document:

Exhibit 10.2

AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into on August 10, 2007, by and between Edward
A. Mueller (the “Executive”) and Qwest Communications International Inc., a
Delaware corporation (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company”).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for the grant
of certain non-qualified stock options and shares of restricted stock to the
Executive as set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
and agreements set forth below, it is hereby covenanted and agreed by the
Executive and the Company as follows:

1.                                       Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award.  The
Executive shall be granted options under the Qwest Communications International
Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), to acquire shares of the
common stock (“Common Stock”) of Qwest Communications International Inc. (“QCII”)
and restricted shares of Common Stock under the Plan, in accordance with the
following:

(a)                                  On August 10, 2007 (the “Grant Date”), the
Executive shall be granted non-qualified options to acquire 2,083,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Option Award”).  Each option shall have a ten year term
commencing on the applicable Grant Date, subject to vesting or earlier forfeiture
as provided in subparagraphs (d) and (e) below.

(b)                                 The option price (“Option Price”) with
respect to the 2,083,000 share
option granted on the Grant Date is the closing price per share of the Common
Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange, or such other national stock
exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed and which constitutes the
principal market for the Common Stock, on the Grant Date. Upon the exercise of
any such options, the Option Price with respect thereto shall be paid in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(c)                                  On the Grant Date, the Executive shall be
granted shares of restricted Common Stock having an approximate value of
$7,500,000 (the “Restricted Stock Award”) subject to vesting or forfeiture as
provided in subparagraphs (d) and (e) below. The number of shares of restricted
Common Stock granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined on the
Grant Date by dividing the dollar value above by the closing price per share of
the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange, or such other
national stock exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed and which

constitutes the principal market for the Common
Stock, on the Grant Date, then rounding to the nearest 1,000 shares.

(d)                                 The Option Award and the Restricted Stock
Award shall vest and the Option Award shall become exercisable on the third
anniversary of the Grant Date, if Executive is employed by the Company on such
date and, at any time following the Grant Date, the average closing price for
the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange, or such other
national stock exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed and which
constitutes the principal market for the Common Stock (the “Closing Price”),
shall have equaled or exceeded the then applicable Share Price Target, as
defined in the following sentence, for any period of 90 consecutive trading
days that begins on or following the Grant Date.  The “Share Price Target” shall be (i) $11.50 or (ii) following the declaration
and payment of one or more dividends on the Common Stock, $11.50 less the aggregate per share amount
of any dividends so declared and paid. 
If the conditions set forth above have not been satisfied on the third
anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option Award and the Restricted Stock Award
shall vest and the Option Award shall become exercisable on the fourth
anniversary of the Grant Date, if Executive is employed by the Company on such
date and average Closing Price shall have equaled or exceeded the then
applicable Share Price Target of (i) $12.65
or (ii) following the declaration and payment of one or more dividends on the
Common Stock, $12.65 less the
aggregate per share amount of any dividends so declared and paid for any period
of 90 consecutive trading days that begins on or following the third
anniversary of the Grant Date.  If a
period of consecutive trading days occurs prior to the declaration and payment
of a dividend on the Common Stock, during which the average Closing Price
equals or exceeds the then applicable Share Price Target (prior to such payment
of a dividend), such period of consecutive trading days shall be added to any
subsequent period of consecutive trading days during which the average Closing
Price equals or exceeds the then applicable Share Price Target for purposes of
determining whether the requirement of 90 consecutive trading days with an
average Closing Price at or above the Share Price Target has been
satisfied.  In the event that there is
any change in the Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
combination of shares, or like change in the capital structure of the Company,
the Share Price Target shall be appropriately adjusted at the time of such
event to take into account the impact of such change in capital structure.

(e)                                  The Option Award and the Restricted Stock
Award shall vest, and the Option Award shall become exercisable prior to the
fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, under the following circumstances:

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(i)                                     If the Executive dies, becomes Disabled,
terminates his employment by reason of Termination for Good Reason or his
employment is terminated by the Company for any reason (other than for Cause)
following Company notice of cancellation of the Employment Term (as defined in
the Employment Agreement), which in both cases shall be treated for all
purposes of this Agreement as a termination by the Company without Cause, or is
terminated by the Company without Cause, during the four year period following
the Grant Date, the Restricted Stock Award and the Option Award shall fully
vest, and the Option Award shall become exercisable on the date the Executive
dies, becomes Disabled or is terminated by the Company without Cause, if at the
time of such death, Disability, or termination by the Company without Cause the
average Closing Price for a period of 22 or more consecutive trading days
during the 30 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of death,
Disability or termination by the Company without Cause shall have equaled or
exceeded the then applicable Share Price Target.  If the Executive dies, becomes Disabled or is
terminated by the Company without Cause and the provisions of this subparagraph
have been satisfied at the time of such event, the Restricted Stock Award and
the Option Award shall fully vest, and the Option Award shall become
exercisable, on the date of the Executive’s death, Disability or termination by
the Company without Cause, or

(ii)                                  If both of the following conditions ((A) and
(B)) have been satisfied prior to the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, the
Restricted Stock Award and the Option Award shall fully vest, and the Option
Award shall become exercisable, on the date specified in the immediately
following sentence: (A) the approval by a majority of the Incumbent Board (as
defined below) of either

(1)                                  a Change in Control as defined by section 5.2
of Executive’s Employment Agreement dated August 10, 2007 (the “Employment
Agreement”); or

(2)                                  any other merger, consolidation,
reorganization, sale of QCII or its assets, or a transaction in which shares of
QCII or cash, or a combination of both, are issued for the acquisition of
another company or assets, where the Executive is not offered the continued
position of CEO of QCII, or if QCII is not the surviving company, the position
of CEO of the surviving company in such transaction, with the Executive having
substantially the same or greater compensation, authority, power,
responsibility and duties as prior to the transaction;

and (B) the closing and consummation of such a
transaction.  Upon the closing and
consummation of a transaction described in clause (A)(1) or (A)(2) (but, in the
event of the closing and consummation of a transaction described in (A)(2),
only if the Executive has not been offered the position of CEO on the terms
described in that clause), the Restricted Stock Award and the Option Award
shall fully vest, and the Option Award shall become exercisable on the date of
the closing and consummation of such transaction.  If the Executive dies, becomes

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Disabled or is terminated by the Company without
Cause after the Incumbent Board has approved such a transaction but before the
closing and consummation of such transaction, and the Restricted Stock Award
and the Option Award otherwise would have vested upon closing under this
subparagraph (e)(ii) if the Executive had not died, become Disabled or been
terminated without Cause, then the Restricted Stock Award and the Option Award
shall fully vest, and the Option Award shall become exercisable, upon the closing
and consummation of such transaction.

(f)                                    Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
(e)(ii) above, unless the termination of the Executive’s employment results in
full vesting of the Option Award and Restricted Stock Award in accordance with
subparagraphs (e)(i) or (ii) above, the Option Award and the Restricted Stock
Award shall be immediately forfeited in the event of a termination of the
Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to
death, voluntary resignation, termination by the Company, or otherwise.  If not previously vested, the Option Award
and the Restricted Stock Award shall be forfeited on the fourth anniversary of
the Grant Date.

(g)                                 In the event that the Executive is terminated
by the Company for Cause (as defined in Executive’s Employment Agreement), any
vested option or unexercised portion thereof granted under subparagraph (a) shall
be forfeited as of the date of such termination, whether or not otherwise
vested or exercisable on such date.

(h)                                 In the event of any change in corporate
capitalization, such as a stock split, or a corporate transaction, such as any
merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other distribution
of stock or property of QCII, any reorganization (whether or not such
reorganization comes with the definition of such term in Section 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code) or any partial or complete liquidation of QCII, the
number and class of shares subject to options awarded in accordance with
subparagraph (a) above, and the Option Price for such options under
subparagraph (b) above, shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan to prevent dilution of the Executive’s rights.

(i)                                     Options or restricted shares of Common Stock
granted in accordance with subparagraph (a) above may be transferred by the
Executive to the Executive’s spouse, children or grandchildren (“Immediate
Family Members”) or to a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such
Immediate Family Members or to a partnership in which such Immediate Family
Members are the only partners.

(j)                                     The Company shall take all steps necessary or
desirable to register the shares subject to the foregoing Option Award

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and the Restricted Stock Award under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, on a Form S-8 or other appropriate form and to list
such shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

(k)                                  Upon
the vesting of any portion of the Restricted Stock Award or the exercise of any
portion of the Option Award (other than a cashless exercise involving a
same-day sale), the Company shall withhold a number of shares of Common Stock
subject to such award having a value equal to the minimum amount required to be
withheld under applicable federal, state and local income tax laws
(collectively, “Withholding Taxes”).  The
value of shares of Common Stock to be withheld shall be based on the closing
price of such shares on the date the amount of Withholding Taxes is determined.

(iii)                               Upon
a termination of Executive’s employment, the vested portion of the Option Award
shall be exercisable during such period as is provided in the Plan for such
termination; provided, anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, upon any voluntary termination of Executive’s employment for
any reason (other than due to his Disability or death), the vested portion of
the Option Award shall be exercisable until the first to occur of (x) 90 days
following termination of Executive’s employment or (y) the tenth anniversary of
the Grant Date.

2.                                       Definitions.

(a)                                  “Cause” shall have
the same definition as paragraph 4.6(a) of the Employment Agreement;

(b)                                 “Good Reason” shall have the same definition
as paragraph 4.6(d) of the Employment Agreement;

(c)                                   “Disability” shall have the same definition
as paragraph 4.6(c) of the Employment Agreement.

(d)                                 “Incumbent
Board” means individuals who at the beginning of any two consecutive year
period following the Effective Date of this Agreement,  constitute the Board of Directors of QCII (“the
QCII Board”) and any new director (except for a director designated by a person
who has entered into an agreement with QCII to effect a transaction described
elsewhere in the definition of Change in Control contained in the Equity
Incentive Plan) whose election by the QCII Board or nomination for election by
QCII’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of
the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the QCII
Board;

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(e)                                  “Date
of Termination” shall have the same definition as paragraph 4.6(b) of the
Employment Agreement.

3.                                       Post-termination finding of Cause or
Violation of Covenants.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Executive shall
immediately forfeit all rights under the Option Award and Restricted Stock
Award and shall repay to Company all proceeds from the vesting or lapsing of
the Awards occurring after Executive’s Date of Termination, if, within the two
year period beginning on the Date of Termination, the Company determines that
Executive, while employed by Company, engaged in conduct constituting Cause (as
defined by Section 4.6(a) of Executive’s Employment Agreement) or if Executive
has at any time violated the covenants set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of
Executive’s Employment Agreement.  The
process set forth at Section 11.14 of Executive’s Employment Agreement shall
govern any proceedings under this paragraph,

4.                                       General Provisions.  The
General Provisions set forth in Article 11 of Executive’s Employment Agreement
are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein.

5.                                       Notices.  Notices and all other
communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile, or prepaid overnight courier
to the parties at the facsimile phone numbers or addresses set forth below (or
such other addresses or facsimile numbers as shall be specified by the parties
by like notice):

to the Company:

Qwest Communications International Inc.

1801 California Street, Suite 5200

Denver, Colorado 80202

Attn: 
Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors; and

General Counsel

1801 California Street, Suite 5200

Denver, Colorado 80202

Facsimile:  (303) 383-8444

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or to the Executive:

Edward A. Mueller

[at the address and facsimile number maintained in the Company’s business
records]

Each party, by written notice furnished to the other party, may modify
the applicable delivery address, except that notice of change of address shall
be effective only upon receipt.  Such
notices, demands, claims and other communications shall be deemed given in the
case of delivery by overnight service with guaranteed next day delivery, the
next day or the day designated for delivery; or in the case of certified or
registered U.S. mail, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail; or, in the case
of facsimile, the date upon which the transmitting party received confirmation
of receipt by facsimile, telephone, or otherwise; provided, however, that in no
event shall any such communications be deemed to be given later than the date
they are actually received.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set his hand, and the Company has
caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, all on the
day and year first above written.

	
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  QWEST COMMUNICATIONS

  INTERNATIONAL INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
  Edward A.
  Mueller

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Teresa Taylor

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  EVP – Human Resources

  

 

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10.3

 

AMENDMENT
TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This
Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
entered into August 19, 2004 between Richard C. Notebaert (the “Executive”)
and Qwest Services Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), as
previously amended on October 21, 2005, December 16, 2005, February
16, 2006 and February 26, 2007 (the “Employment Agreement”) is made and entered
into on August 13, 2007, between the Executive and the Company.

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the parties previously entered into the Employment Agreement
pertaining to the employment of the Executive by the Company; and

WHEREAS, the parties previously amended the Employment Agreement on
October 21, 2005, December 16, 2005, February 16, 2006 and February 26, 2007 in
certain respects; and

WHEREAS, the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Employment Agreement as set
forth below to comply with Section 409A.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth below, the Executive and the Company hereby amend the Employment
Agreement as follows:

1.                                      A new Paragraph 23 is added to the Employment
Agreement to provide in its entirety as follows:

23.                                 Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the payment of amounts or the provision
of benefits required under this Agreement that are deferred compensation within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and any related guidance, proposed and final regulations issued thereunder
(collectively, “Section 409A”) shall be paid and provided in accordance with
the following provisions:

(a)                                  6-Month Delay.  No
payment or provision of benefits shall be made before the date that is six
months after the Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section
409A) (“Separation from Service”) (or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s
death) (the “6-Month Delay”).

(i)                                     Payment
of Cash Benefits. Any cash payment otherwise due to the Executive under
this Agreement upon Separation from Service shall be paid in a lump sum, minus
any applicable or legally-required withholdings, as soon as administratively
practicable following the 6-Month Delay.

(ii)                                  Payment
of Non-Cash Benefits.  Any payment by
the Company to provide non-cash benefits under this Agreement, including, but
not limited to, the office and related services and equipment set forth in
subparagraph 4(j), shall be made as soon as administratively practicable
following the 6-Month Delay.

(b)                                 Modification.  The
payment of amounts or provision of benefits under this Agreement may be further
modified or amended as necessary to comply with any guidance issued under
Section 409A after the date of this Amendment.

2.                                      Except as set forth above, the Employment
Agreement, as previously amended, remains in full force and effect.

Dated and intended to be effective this 13th day of August, 2007.

	
   

  	
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  QWEST SERVICES
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  Teresa A. Taylor

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  EXECUTIVE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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