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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, 1995



                         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
          
     27      Financial Data Schedule

     99A     Press Release issued April 18, 1995 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, 1994 and
             March 31, 1995, filed in connection with the 
             Press Release dated April 18, 1995.

     99B.2   Unaudited Selected Consolidated Data of the Company
             for quarters ended March 31, 1994 and March 31,
             1995, filed in connection with the Press Release
             dated April 18, 1995.

     99B.3   Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company
             filed in connection with the Press Release dated
             April 18, 1995.

     99B.4   Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of
             the Company for quarters ended March 31, 1994
             and March 31, 1995, filed in connection with the
             Press Release dated April 18, 1995.

     99B.5   Unaudited Statements of Income of U S WEST
             Communications, Inc. for the quarters ended
             March 31, 1994 and March 31, 1995, filed in
             connection with the Press Release dated April 18,
             1995.






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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, 1995