EXHIBIT 23
 
                        Consent of Independent Auditors


The Stock Purchase Plan Committee
Qwest Communications International Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-
65345) on Form S-8 of Qwest Communications International Inc. of our report
dated March 19, 1999, relating to the statement of financial condition of Qwest
Communications International Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December
31, 1998, and the related statement of income and changes in plan equity for the
period from November 1, 1998 (inception) through December 31, 1998, which report
appears on the 1998 Form 11-K of Qwest Communications International Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.



                         KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
March 30, 1999