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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C. 20549




                            FORM 8-K


                         CURRENT REPORT



             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                 Date of Report:  April 18, 1994




                         U S WEST, INC.


A Colorado       Commission File      IRS Employer Identification
Corporation      Number 1-8611        No. 84-0926774


        7800 East Orchard Road, Englewood, Colorado 80111


                 Telephone Number (303) 793-6500









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Item 7.  Exhibits

     99A     Press Release issued April 18, 1994 concerning
             the first-quarter earnings results of U S WEST,
             Inc. (the "Company").

     99B.1   Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income of the
             Company for quarters ended March 31, 1993 and
             March 31, 1994, filed in connection with the 
             Press Release dated April 18, 1994.

     99B.2   Unaudited Selected Consolidated Data of the Company
             for quarters ended March 31, 1993 and March 31,      
             1994, filed in connection with the Press Release
             dated April 18, 1994.

     99B.3   Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company
             filed in connection with the Press Release dated
             April 18, 1994.

     99B.4   Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of
             the Company for quarter ended March 31, 1993
             and March 31, 1994, filed in connection with the     
             Press Released dated April 18, 1994.

     99B.5   Unaudited Statements of Income of the Company for
             quarters ended March 31, 1993 and March 31, 1994,
             filed in connection with the Press Release dated
             April 18, 1994.




















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                            SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    U S WEST, Inc.

                                    /s/ STEPHEN E. BRILZ

                                    By __________________________
                                       Stephen E. Brilz
                                       Senior Attorney and
                                       Assistant Secretary

Dated:  April 18, 1994