EXHIBIT 23-A
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of U S WEST,
Inc. on Form S-4 of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph
regarding the discontinuance of accounting for the operations of U S WEST
Communications, Inc. in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of
Regulation," in 1993, and a change in the method of accounting for
postretirement benefits other than pensions and other postemployment benefits
in 1992, dated January 18, 1995, on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements of U S WEST, Inc., as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and for the
years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.
We consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of U S WEST,
Inc. on Form S-4 of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph
regarding the discontinuance of accounting for the operations of U S WEST
Communications, Inc. in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of
Regulation," in 1993, and a change in the method of accounting for
postretirement benefits other than pensions and other postemployment benefits
in 1992, dated May 12, 1995, on our audits of the combined financial
statements of U S WEST Communication Group, as of December 31, 1994 and
1993, and for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.
We consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of U S WEST,
Inc. on Form S-4 of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph
regarding a change in the method of accounting for postretirement benefits
other than pensions and other postemployment benefits in 1992, dated May 12,
1995, on our audits of the combined financial statements of U S WEST Media
Group, as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and for the years ended December 31,
1994, 1993 and 1992.
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Denver, Colorado
May 12, 1995
EXHIBIT 23-A
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of U S WEST, Inc. on Form S-4 of our reports, which are included in
U S WEST Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K and which include an explanatory
paragraph regarding the discontinuance of accounting for the operations of
U S WEST Communications, Inc. in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard No. 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of
Regulation," in 1993, and a change in the method of accounting for
postretirement benefits other than pensions and other postemployment benefits
in 1992, dated January 18, 1995, on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and consolidated financial statement schedule of U S WEST, Inc.,
as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and for the years ended December 31, 1994,
1993 and 1992.
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts."
/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Denver, Colorado
May 12, 1995