Exhibit 23.6
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to inclusion in the  Registration  Statement of Qwest  Communications
International  Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated  September 26, 1997 relating
to the  balance  sheet of  SuperNet,  Inc.  as of June 30,  1997 and the related
statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the
year then  ended.  We also  consent  to the  reference  to us under the  heading
"EXPERTS" in such Registration Statement.



Dollinger, Smith & Co.
Englewood, Colorado
January 28, 1999




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