State Street Bank & Trust Co – ‘SC 13G’ on 2/9/00 re: CenturyLink Investment Management Co

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Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13G
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                       UNITED STATES                     PRIVATE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION      
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549        

SCHEDULE 13G        

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934         
                             ANNUAL FILING

US WEST INC.                                                                    
(NAME OF ISSUER)                                                                
COMMON STOCK                                                                    
(TITLE CLASS OF SECURITIES)                                                     
91273H101 (COMMUNICATIONS GROUP)                                                
(CUSIP NUMBER)                                                                  
12/31/99                                                                        
(DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)                         

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS          
SCHEDULE IS FILED:                                                              

(X)  RULE 13D-1(B)              
( )  RULE 13D-1(C)              
( )  RULE 13D-1(D)              

*THE REMAINDER OF THIS COVER PAGE SHALL BE FILLED OUT FOR A                     
REPORTING PERSON'S INITIAL FILING ON THIS FORM WITH RESPECT TO THE              
SUBJECT CLASS OF SECURITIES, AND FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT                   
CONTAINING INFORMATION WHICH WOULD ALTER THE DISCLOSURES PROVIDED               
IN A PRIOR COVER PAGE.                                                          

THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REMAINDER OF THIS COVER PAGE SHALL              
NOT BE DEEMED TO BE "FILED" FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 18 OF THE                
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ("ACT") OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE             
LIABILITIES OF THAT SECTION OF THE ACT BUT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL              
OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ACT (HOWEVER, SEE THE NOTES).                           

CUSIP NO. 91273H101            13G       PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES                      

1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                    
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF PERSON                             
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, ACTING IN VARIOUS FIDUCIARY        
CAPACITIES.     04-1867445                                            
2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP.*                          

NOT APPLICABLE                                   A __                   
                              B __

3.  SEC USE ONLY                                                                

4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                        

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS                                                   

5.  SOLE VOTING POWER                                                           
8,482,636 SHARES                                                        
6.  SHARED VOTING POWER                                                         
22,754,393 SHARES                                                       
7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                      
9,240,224 SHARES                                                        
8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                    
22,587,921 SHARES                                                       
9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                
31,828,145 SHARES                                                       

10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN              
SHARES*                                                               

NOT APPLICABLE                                                        

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                             
6.28%                                                                   

12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                  

BK                                                                    

       SCHEDULE 13G        PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES
ITEM 1.                                                                         
(A)  NAME OF ISSUER                                                         

U S WEST, INC.                                                    

(B)  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES                        

7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD                                            
ENGLEWOOD, CO  80111                                              

ITEM 2.                                                                         

(A)  NAME OF PERSON FILING                                            

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE                

(B)  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE,                
RESIDENCE                                                   

225 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON, MA 02110                       

(C)  CITIZENSHIP                                                      

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS                                       

(D)  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES                                     

COMMON STOCK                                                

(E)  CUSIP NUMBER                                                     

91273H101                                                   

ITEM 3.   IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR              
13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:       

(B)  _X_  BANK AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(A)(6) OF THE ACT               

                           PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP                                                               
(A)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED                                              
31,828,145 SHARES                                           
(B)  PERCENT OF CLASS                                                       
6.28%                                                             
(C)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:                          
(I)  SOLE POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE                           
8,482,636 SHARES                                              
(II)  SHARED POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE                          
22,754,393 SHARES                                             
(III)  SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF                
9,240,224 SHARES                                              
(IV)  SHARED POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF             
22,587,921 SHARES                                             

ITEM 5.   OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS                          

NOT APPLICABLE                                              

ITEM 6.   OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER              
PERSON.                                                     

NOT APPLICABLE                                              

ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH              
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT         
HOLDING COMPANY                                             

NOT APPLICABLE                                              

ITEM 8.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP             

NOT APPLICABLE                                              

ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP                                         

NOT APPLICABLE                                              

PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES                                                               
ITEM 10.  CERTIFICATION                                                         

THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IF THE        
STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B):               

BY SIGNING BELOW I CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY          
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO ABOVE WERE                     
ACQUIRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS AND WERE NOT ACQUIRED               
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AND DO NOT HAVE THE EFFECT OF CHANGING OR                    
INFLUENCING THE CONTROL OF THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES AND WERE               
NOT ACQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH OR AS A PARTICIPANT IN ANY                      
TRANSACTION HAVING SUCH PURPOSES OR EFFECT.                                     

THIS REPORT IS NOT AN ADMISSION THAT STATE STREET BANK AND            
TRUST COMPANY IS THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY SECURITIES COVERED BY              
THIS REPORT, AND STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY EXPRESSLY                  
DISCLAIMS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL SHARES REPORTED HEREIN                    
PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-4.                                                         

SIGNATURE                     

AFTER REASONABLE INQUIRY AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND          
BELIEF, I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT              
IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND CORRECT.                                                  

9 FEBRUARY 2000               

 STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION
      STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
TRUSTEE                       

                    /S/ JUDITH A. DORIAN
              VICE PRESIDENT