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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