EXHIBIT 23.1.1



The Board of Directors
General Communication, Inc.:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (No.
33-60728  and No. 33 60222) on Forms S-8 of General  Communication,  Inc. of our
report  dated March 26,  1999,  except for notes 6 and 12, which are dated as of
April  13,  1999,  relating  to  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  General
Communication,  Inc. and  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the
related  consolidated  statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended  December 31, 1998,
and the related schedule,  which report appears in the December 31, 1998, annual
report on Form 10-K of General Communication, Inc.



                                           /s/
                                           KPMG LLP


Anchorage, Alaska
April 13, 1999