EXHIBIT 23.1

EXHIBIT 23.8


Report of Independent Auditors




To the Stockholders
Alaska Cablevision, Inc.
Kirkland, Washington



We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Alaska Cablevision, Inc. as
of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and the related statements of income,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1995. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Alaska Cablevision, Inc. as of
December 31, 1995 and 1994 and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

CARL & CARLSEN

/s/

February 27, 1996
Seattle, Washington



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