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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                         Date of Report: March 10, 2000
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                                 U S WEST, Inc.
                            (Formerly "USW-C, Inc.")
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





                                                                               
        A Delaware Corporation                      Commission File                  IRS Employer Identification
       (State of Incorporation)                     Number 1-14087                         No. 84-0953188




                 1801 California Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)


                         Telephone Number (303) 672-2700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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Item 5.  Other Events

         Filed  as an  Exhibit  to  this  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  is the
Chairman's  letter to  shareholders,  dated March 3, 2000, that will be included
with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K to be mailed to its  shareholders.
Interested  parties  can  obtain  a copy of the Form  10-K  for the  year  ended
December 31, 1999,  which was recently  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  ("SEC")  on  March 3,  2000,  by  accessing  the  SEC's  web site at
http://www.sec.gov.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits

         Exhibit 99 - U S WEST, Inc. Chairman's Letter to Shareholders dated
         March 3, 2000








                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    U S WEST, Inc.
                                    (Formerly "USW-C, Inc.")


                               By:  /s/ Thomas O. McGimpsey
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                                    Thomas O. McGimpsey
                                    Assistant Secretary

Dated:   March 10, 2000