EXHIBIT 23.6


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of Qwest Communications International Inc. on Form S-4 of our report
dated September 26, 1997 relating to the balance sheet of SuperNet, Inc. as of
June 30, 1997 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholder's
equity and cash flows for the year then ended. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "EXPERTS" in such Registration Statement.


                            DOLLINGER, SMITH & CO.

Englewood, Colorado
September 30, 1998