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EXHIBIT 12.1

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(1)
(Dollars in millions)

		Year Ended December 31,
		1997		1998		1999		2000		2001
Income (loss) before income taxes, extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle		$	2,429	$	2,419	$	1,902	$	126	$	(3,958	)
Interest expense (net of amounts capitalized)			405		543		736		1,041		1,442
Interest factor on rentals (1/3)			91		70		92		137		151
	Subtotal earnings		2,925		3,032		2,730		1,304		(2,365	)
Add: Losses from equity method affiliates			—		—		—		41		3,170
Total earnings		$	2,925	$	3,032	$	2,730	$	1,345	$	805
Gross interest expense		$	425	$	568	$	763	$	1,145	$	1,629
Interest factor on rentals (1/3)			91		70		92		137		151
Fixed charges		$	516	$	638	$	855	$	1,282	$	1,780
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges or (coverage deficiency)			5.67		4.75		3.19		1.05	$	(975	)

Note (1):
"Earnings" is computed by adding income before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and fixed charges. Also included in earnings is the add-back of Qwest's share of losses in its equity method affiliates. "Fixed charges" consist of interest on indebtedness and the portion of rentals representative of the interest factor.

Note (2):
For the year ended December 31, 2001, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges was calculated as a negative ratio. As a result, disclosed above is the calculation of the coverage deficiency. For the purposes of this calculation we have included the impact of the $3.048 billion write-down of the investment in KPNQwest that occurred during the second quarter of 2001, as an add-back of Qwest's share of losses in its equity method affiliates.

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EXHIBIT 12.1

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(1) (Dollars in millions)