[McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP LETTERHEAD] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors McLeod, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa We hereby consent to the incorporation of our report, dated January 31, 1997, except for the first paragraph of Note 13, as to which the date is March 4, 1997, in this Form 10-K and in the previously filed Registration Statements of McLeod, Inc. on Form S-8 (No. 333-07809). McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP Cedar Rapids, Iowa March 31, 1997