EXHIBIT 23



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the (i) Registration  Statements
(Forms S-8 No. 33-41527, No. 33-55446, No. 33-55448, No. 33-78848, No. 33-78844,
No. 333-44763,  No. 333-44765,  No. 333-13007,  No. 33-78834,  No. 33-95270, No.
333-13015  and  No.  333-07879)  of  NTL  Incorporated  (formerly  International
CableTel  Incorporated (the "Company")) and (ii) Registration  Statements (Forms
S-3 No.  333-00118,  No.  33-92792,  No.  333-07879,  and No.  333-16751) of the
Company and in the related Prospectuses of our report dated March 20, 1998, with
respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and schedule of the Company
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997.




                                                  ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
March 26, 1998