EXHIBIT 23.6
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We consent to the inclusion 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
December 10, 1998