EXHIBIT 23.2
                                                                                

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                            
   As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our McLeodUSA
Incorporated reports dated January 27, 1999 (except with respect to the matter 
discussed in Note 16, as to which the date is March 5, 1999) and to all 
references to our Firm included in or a made part of this Registration
Statement.


                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 22, 1999