================================================================================


                                  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): March 3, 2000



                                 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)




================================================================================





Item 5.       Other Events

         On March 3, 2000, Qwest  Communications  International  Inc.  ("Qwest")
announced the new management team for the combined company post merger.

         Set  forth  below  is  language  contained  in  Qwest's  press  release
regarding such positions:

        "o Betsy Bernard, executive vice president,  consumer and small business
           markets.
         o Stephen M. Jacobsen,  executive vice president,  global business and
           government  markets.
         o Lewis  O.  Wilks,  president,  Internet  and  multimedia
           markets.
         o Jim Smith, president, DEX (directories).
         o Peter Mannetti,  president,  wireless business.
         o Vacant, president, consumer broadband  (VDSL)  services.
         o Afshin Mohebbi,  president, worldwide  networks services and
           operations.
           Reporting to Mohebbi will be:
               o John A. Kelley, executive vice president, 14-state network
                 operations and engineering.
               o David R. Boast, executive vice president, global network
                 operations.
               o Gregory M. Casey, executive vice president,  wholesale markets.
               o Augie Cruciotti, senior vice president, broadband local
                 services (DSL, CLEC).
         o Cliff Dodd,  executive vice president and chief information officer.
         o Robert S. Woodruff, executive vice president and chief financial
           officer.
           Reporting to Woodruff will be:
               o Janet Cooper, senior vice president and controller.
               o Sean Foley, senior vice president and treasurer.
               o Robin Szeliga, senior vice president, finance.
               o Lee Wolfe, vice president, investor relations.
         o Drake S. Tempest,  executive vice  president,  general counsel and
           chief administrative officer.
           Reporting to Tempest will be:
               o Robert Connelly,  senior vice  president,  legal  affairs and
                 deputy  general counsel.
               o R. Steven Davis, senior vice president, government affairs and
                 deputy general  counsel.
               o Thomas  J.  Matthews,   executive  vice  president,  human
                 resources.
               o Michael P. Tarpey, senior vice president, communications.
               o Marc B. Weisberg, senior vice president, corporate development.

         Other executive appointments will be announced at a later time."

         For further information,  please refer to Qwest's press release,  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
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Thomas O. McGimpsey
                                 Assistant Secretary

Dated:        March 3, 2000