EXHIBIT 23



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report on the financial statements of Qwest Savings & Investment Plan dated June
26, 2002 included in this Form 11-K into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-74622).

                                                    /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Denver, Colorado,
 June 26, 2002.