EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Qwest Communications International Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post Effective
Amendment No. 3 to Form S-4 Registration Statement (No. 333-81149)
on Form S-8 Registration Statement of Qwest Communications
International Inc. of our report dated February 2, 1999, relating to
the consolidated balance sheet of Qwest Communications International
Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December
31, 1998, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual
report on Form 10-K of Qwest Communications International Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
July 5, 2000
