EXHIBIT 23.7


                         Report of Independent Auditors




The Board of Directors
Alaskan Cable Network



We have audited the  accompanying  combined  balance sheets of the Alaskan Cable
Network (see Note 1) as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related  combined
statements of income, shareholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the three
years in the 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 audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the combined  financial  position of the Alaskan  Cable
Network  at  December  31,  1995  and  1994,  and the  combined  results  of its
operations  and its cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended
December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                                     /s/

Woodland Hills, California
February 9, 1996, except for
 Note 13, as to which the date is
 March 14, 1996



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