EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
   
    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 18, 1996 (except for the last paragraph of
Note 7, as to which the date is September 9, 1996) with respect to the financial
statements of Prime Cable of Alaska, L.P. and our report dated February 9, 1996
(except for Note 13, as to which the date is March 14, 1996) with respect to the
combined financial statements of the Alaskan Cable Network, both of which
reports are included in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3
No. 333-28001) and related Prospectus of General Communication, Inc. for the
registration of 13,800,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock, and to the use of
our report dated February 14, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of GCI Cable, Inc. and Subsidiaries (not presented separately
herein).
    
 
                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
 
   
Austin, Texas
July 3, 1997