EXHIBIT 23.3

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

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                         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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