CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of USW-C, Inc. and Proxy Statement of U S WEST, Inc. of our report dated February 12, 1996 on our audit of the consolidated financial statements of U S WEST, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995. We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of USW-C, Inc. and Proxy Statement of U S WEST, Inc. of our report dated February 6, 1998, on our audit of the combined financial statements and combined financial statement schedule of New U S WEST for the year ended December 31, 1995. We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of USW-C, Inc. and Proxy Statement of U S WEST, Inc. of our reports dated February 12, 1996 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of U S WEST, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995, which reports are included in U S WEST, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts." /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Denver, Colorado April 10, 1998