CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement of U S WEST, Inc. on Form S-3 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, dated February 12, 1996, except for Note 4, 
paragraph 3, as to which the date is February 27, 1996, on our audits of the 
consolidated financial statements of U S WEST, Inc., as of December 31, 1995 
and 1994, and for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, which 
report is included in U S WEST, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also 
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 12, 
1996 on the related consolidated financial statement schedule, which report 
is included in U S WEST, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement of U S WEST, Inc. on Form S-3 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, dated February 12, 1996, on our audits of the 
combined financial statements of U S WEST Communication Group, as of December 
31, 1995 and 1994, and for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, 
which report is included in U S WEST, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement of U S WEST, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report, dated February 12, 
1996, except for Note 5, paragraph 3, as to which the date is February 27, 
1996, on our audits of the combined financial statements and Supplementary 
Selected Proportionate Results of Operations of U S WEST Media Group, as of 
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 
and 1993, which report is included in U S WEST, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 
10-K.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P.

Denver, Colorado
October 24, 1996