[ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LETTERHEAD]
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
report dated February 6, 1998 on the combined financial statements of New U S
WEST as of December 31, 1996, and for the year ended included in this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of USW-C, Inc. and Proxy Statement of U S
WEST, Inc. (together the "Registration Statement"), and to the incorporation by
reference of our reports dated February 12, 1997 on the consolidated financial
statements of U S WEST, Inc., the combined financial statements of U S WEST
Communications Group and U S WEST Media Group, the supplementary selected
proportionate results of operations for U S WEST, Inc. and U S WEST Media Group,
and the financial statement schedule of U S WEST, Inc. as of December 31, 1996,
and for the year then ended included in U S WEST, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and to all references to our Firm
included in this Registration Statement.
 
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
February 6, 1998