CONSENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL

Published on November 6, 1998


EXHIBIT 23.3

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

601 West Fifth Avenue
Suite 700
Anchorage, AK 99501-2258






CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
General Communication, Inc.:


We consent to the use of our reports, incorporated herein by reference, in the
registration statement.



KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

/s/
Anchorage, Alaska
October 29, 1998




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