EXHIBIT 23.3 
                 
                 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 report dated March
29, 1999 on the consolidated financial statements of Level 3 Communications,
Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and for the year then ended included in Level 3
Communications, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and to
all references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement. 
                                        
                                        Arthur Andersen LLP 
                                        
                                        /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP 

Denver, Colorado 
April 2, 1999