Exhibit 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

  The Board of Directors
  Qwest Communications International Inc.:

     We consent to the use of our report,  dated February 24, 1998, except as to
note 22,  which is as of March 8, 1998,  relating  to the  consolidated  balance
sheets  of  Qwest  Communications  International  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as of
December  31,  1997  and  1996,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  stockholders'  equity  and cash  flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1997,  included herein,  and of our report,
dated  February  24,  1998,  pertaining  to the related  consolidated  financial
statement  schedule included herein,  and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "EXPERTS" in the Registration Statement.



                                KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

    Denver, Colorado
    April 28, 1998



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