EXHIBIT  99E

U  S  WEST  Communications,  Inc.
7800  East  Orchard  Road
Englewood,  Colorado    80111

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News  Flash


November  25,  1996


    U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVES KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DECISION IN
                      WASHINGTON STATE RATE ORDER APPEAL

ENGLEWOOD,  Colo.  -- The King County Superior Court in Washington State today
ruled on U S WEST Communications' appeal of the April 11, 1996 rate order from
the  Washington  State  Utilities  and  Transportation  Commission  (WUTC)  to
decrease rates in net by $91.5 million.  In its first rate increase request in
13  years,  U S WEST had sought to raise rates for basic residential service. 
Instead,  the  commission  ordered  a  revenue  reduction  --  primarily  in
highly-competitive  services such as access, toll, and business local exchange
service  --  and ordered U S WEST Communications to set a flat fee of $10.50 a
month  for  basic  local  service  --  one  of the lowest rates in the nation.

Althought  the  Company  has not yet received the Court's written decision, it
was informed by the Court this afternoon that it upheld the WUTC's rate order.
 U S WEST Communications is disappointed by the announced outcome in this rate
case.   The Company will continue to exercise its legal and procedural options
as  appropriate,  and will announce its future actions relative to this matter
once  it  has  received  and  reviewed  the  decision  in  full.

U  S WEST Communications Group provides telecommunications and high-speed data
services  to  more  than  25  million  customers  in 14 western and midwestern
states.    The company is one of two major groups that make up  U S WEST.  U S
WEST  is  in  the  connections  business, helping customers share information,
entertainment  and  communications  services  in  local  markets  worldwide.


More  information:    Bruce  M.  Mann  (303-793-6368)  or  Becky  Winning
(303-793-6367)