EXHIBIT 23.2


                      INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of NEXTLINK
Communications, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated January 24, 1997, except 
for Note 7 as to which the date is February 4, 1997, related to the 
financial statements of Linkatel Pacific, L.P. (a California limited 
partnership)(a development stage entity) as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, 
and for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 and the cumulative 
period from July 21, 1993 (date of inception) to December 31, 1996, and to 
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is 
part of this Registration Statement.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Costa Mesa, California
March 13, 1997