8-K

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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 (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 1999




                                 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)

            (The Exhibits Index is located on page 2 of this report.)


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Item 5.       Other Events

         On  December  31,  1999,  U S WEST  announced  that it has  monetized a
portion of its  ownership  stake in Global  Crossing  Ltd. The press  release is
filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 7.       Exhibits

              (c) Exhibits Index

Exhibit 99 - Press  Release  issued by the Company on December 31, 1999 entitled
             "U S WEST Monetizes Portion of Global Crossing Stock Ownership"









                                    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. McGimpse
                              Assistant Secretary

Dated:        January 4, 2000

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99


December 31, 1999

- -        U S WEST Monetizes Portion of Global Crossing Stock Ownership -

DENVER  - U S WEST  today  announced  that it has  monetized  a  portion  of its
ownership  stake in  Global  Crossing  Ltd.  (NASDAQ:  GBLX).

The  transactions included approximately 65 percent of U S WEST's total stake in
Global  Crossing  (about 24  million  shares,  currently  valued at about  $1.15
billion). They allow U S WEST to gain immediate financial proceeds as well as to
participate  in a significant  portion of the  appreciation  potential of Global
Crossing's  stock.  The  transactions,  which involved the sale of shares,  will
reduce fourth quarter earnings per share by approximately $0.44, net of taxes.

U S WEST  (NYSE:  USW)  provides a full range of  telecommunications  services -
including  wireline,  wireless PCS, data  networking,  directory and information
services - to more than 25 million  customers  nationally  and in 14 Western and
Midwestern states.  More information about U S WEST can be found on the Internet
at http://www.uswest.com.

Safe Harbor Statement:  This document contains  statements about expected future
events and financial results that are  forward-looking  and subject to risks and
uncertainties.   For   these   statements,   we  claim  the  safe   harbor   for
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
from  expectations  include:  (i) greater than anticipated  competition from new
entrants into the local exchange, intraLATA toll, wireless, data and directories
markets, causing loss of customers and increased price competition; (ii) changes
in demand  for U S WEST's  products  and  services,  including  optional  custom
calling  features;  (iii)  higher  than  anticipated  employee  levels,  capital
expenditures   and   operating   expenses   (such  as  costs   associated   with
interconnection  and  year  2000  remediation);  (iv)  the  loss of  significant
customers; (v) pending and future state and federal regulatory changes affecting
the telecommunications  industry, including changes that could have an impact on
the competitive  environment in the local exchange market;  (vi) acceleration of
the  deployment of advanced new services to customers,  such as broadband  data,
wireless and video  services,  which would require  substantial  expenditure  of
financial  and other  resources;  (vii) a change in economic  conditions  in the
various markets served by U S WEST's operations;  (viii) higher than anticipated
start-up costs  associated with new business  opportunities;  (ix) delays in U S
WEST's ability to begin offering interLATA  long-distance services; (x) consumer
acceptance  of  broadband  services,  including  telephony,  data  and  wireless
services;  (xi) delays in the  development of anticipated  technologies,  or the
failure of such  technologies to perform  according to  expectations;  and (xii)
timing and completion of the recently announced merger with Qwest Communications
International  Inc.  These  cautionary  statements  by U S  WEST  should  not be
construed  as  exhaustive  or  as  any  admission   regarding  the  adequacy  of
disclosures  made by U S WEST. U S WEST cannot always predict or determine after
the fact what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated by the  forward-looking  statements or other statements.  In addition,
readers  are urged to consider  statements  that  include the terms  "believes",
"belief", "expects", "plans", "objectives", "anticipates", "intends", "targets",
or the like to be  uncertain  and  forward-looking.  All  cautionary  statements
should be read as being applicable to all  forward-looking  statements  wherever
they appear.  U S WEST does not undertake any  obligation to publicly  update or
revise any forward-looking  statements,  whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

Further   information:   Larry  Thede,   303-896-3550;   Martha  Daniele  Paine,
303-896-5706; Kent Evans, 303-896-3096.