Exhibit 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

  The Board of Directors
  Qwest Communications International Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
333-72929) of Qwest Communications International Inc. of our report, dated
February 2, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Qwest
Communications International Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, 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, 1998, and our report, dated February 2, 1999, pertaining to the
related consolidated financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the
December 31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K of Qwest Communications
International Inc., and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts"
in the Registration Statement.



KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
April 5, 1999