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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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U S WEST CAPITAL FUNDING, U S WEST, INC.
INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Specified in its Charter)
COLORADO COLORADO
(State of Incorporation (State of Incorporation
or Organization) or Organization)
84-1028672 84-0926774
(IRS Employer (IRS Employer
Identification No.) Identification No.)
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7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80111
(Address and zip code of principal
executive offices of both registrants)
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If this Form relates to the registration of a If this Form relates to the registration of a
class of debt securities and is effective class of debt securities and is to become
upon filing pursuant to General Instruction effective simultaneously with the
A(c)(1) please check the following box. /X/ effectiveness of a concurrent registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2)
please check the following box. / /
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934:
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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$25,000,000 8.625% Medium-Term New York Stock Exchange
Notes Due 2001 of U S WEST Capital
Funding, Inc.
Guarantee of 8.625% Medium-Term New York Stock Exchange
Notes Due 2001 by U S WEST, Inc.
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934:
None.
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANTS' SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
For a full description of the $25,000,000 8.625% Medium-Term Notes Due 2001
(the "Notes") of U S WEST Capital Funding, Inc. ("Capital Funding") and the
guarantee (the "Guarantee") of U S WEST, Inc. ("U S WEST") being registered
hereby, reference is made to (i) the information contained under the caption
"Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees" in the Prospectus (the
"Prospectus"), dated June 28, 1990, which forms part of the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (33-19226 and -19226-01) filed by Capital Funding and U S
WEST with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 1987 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), (ii) the
information contained under the caption "Description of Notes" in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to the Notes, dated June 28, 1990 (the "Prospectus
Supplement"), to the Prospectus and (iii) the information contained in the
Pricing Supplement No. 10 relating to the Notes, dated April 1, 1991 (the
"Pricing Supplement"), to the Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus. The
information contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus
Supplement and Pricing Supplement is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
4-A Form of Indenture among U S WEST, U S WEST Capital Funding, Inc. and First National
Bank of Santa Fe, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-A to
the Registration Statement).
4-B Form of Note (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-B to the Registration
Statement).
4-C Form of Guarantee (included in Exhibit 4-B).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrants have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 22, 1995.
U S WEST CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.
By: /s/ STEPHEN E. BRILZ
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Stephen E. Brilz, Secretary
U S WEST, INC.
By: /s/ STEPHEN E. BRILZ
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Stephen E. Brilz, Assistant
Secretary
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