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