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 19, 1997, except as to
note 1, paragraph (i) and note 18, which are as of May 23, 1997, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Qwest Communications International Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholder's equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, included herein, and the
incorporation by reference, herein, of our report, dated February 19, 1997,
except as to note 2, which is as of May 23, 1997, pertaining to the related
consolidated financial statement schedules, which report appears in the
registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-25391) of Qwest Communications
International Inc., and to the reference to our firm under the headings "Summary
Consolidated Financial and Operating Data," "Selected Consolidated Financial
Data" and "Experts" in the registration statement.



                                                     KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

  Denver, Colorado
  June 27, 1997