EXHIBIT 23.4


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors and Stockholders
General Communication, Inc.:


         We hereby  consent to the use of our report  dated  February  27, 1996,
with  respect  to  the  financial   statements  of  Alaska  Cablevision,   Inc.,
incorporated  by reference in the Current  Report on Form 8-K  pertaining to the
closing as of October 31, 1996 on the acquisition by General Communication, Inc.
of seven cable  companies and the issuance of  16,723,077  shares of its Class A
common stock.



                                                     CARL & CARLSEN


                                                            /s/





Seattle, Washington
November 8, 1996




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