EXHIBIT 23.2


                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants

            As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
            incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form
            S-8, of our report dated January 31, 2000 relating to the
            consolidated balance sheet of Qwest Communications International
            Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and the related
            consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
            flows for the year then ended, included in or incorporated by
            reference in Qwest Communications International Inc.'s Form 10-K for
            the year ended December 31, 1999, and to all references to our Firm
            included in this Registration Statement on Form S-8.


                                                        /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


            Denver, Colorado
            July 5, 2000