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 February 21, 1997,  relating to the consolidated  balance sheets of
General  Communication,  Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
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,
1996, and the related  schedule,  which report appears in the December 31, 1996,
annual report on Form 10-K of General Communication, Inc.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Anchorage, Alaska
February 21, 1997