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, incorporated herein by reference, and
of our report,  dated February 24, 1998,  pertaining to the related consolidated
financial  statement  schedule  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "EXPERTS" in the Registration Statement.



KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
January 28, 1999