EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our reports  included and  incorporated  by reference in this Form 10-K, into
the Company's previously filed Registration  Statements file no. 33-45089,  file
no. 333-04247, file no. 333-17303 and file no. 333-33489.



ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 30, 1998