INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement of U S WEST, Inc. and U S WEST Capital Funding, Inc. on Form S-3 
(the "Registration Statement") of our report, dated February 14, 1996 (which 
includes an explanatory paragraph related to changes in accounting for income 
taxes and investments in 1993 and 1994, respectively), with respect to the 
consolidated financial statements of Continental Cablevision, Inc. and 
subsidiaries appearing in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of U S WEST, 
Inc. (which includes the proxy statement of Continental Cablevision, Inc. 
related to the proposed merger of Continental Cablevision, Inc. into U S WEST, 
Inc. or a subsidiary of U S WEST, Inc.), which report has been incorporated 
by reference in the Current Report on Form 8-K of U S WEST, Inc., dated 
October 15, 1996.

     We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" 
in the Registration Statement.


                                        /s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP

                                        DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
                                        Boston, Massachusetts
                                        October 23, 1996