EXHIBIT 12                      
				U S WEST, Inc.
		  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES           
			AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS           
			     (Dollars in Millions)              
                

						   Quarter Ended   
						 6/30/95    6/30/94
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Income before income taxes                          $514       $609 
Interest expense (net of amounts capitalized)        139        110 
Interest factor on rentals (1/3)                      27         25 
Equity losses in unconsolidated ventures               2          -
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Earnings                                            $682       $744 
		
Interest expense                                     153        117 
Interest factor on rentals (1/3)                      27         25 
Preferred stock dividends                              2          -
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Fixed charges                                       $182       $142 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                  3.75       5.24 
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						    Year-to-Date    
						  6/30/95    6/30/94
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Income before income taxes                        $1,052     $1,131 
Interest expense (net of amounts capitalized)        267        219 
Interest factor on rentals (1/3)                      49         48 
Equity losses in unconsolidated ventures              28          -
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Earnings                                          $1,396     $1,398
		
Interest expense                                     292        233 
Interest factor on rentals (1/3)                      49         48 
Preferred stock dividends                              3          -
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Fixed charges                                       $344       $281 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                  4.06       4.98 
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