EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
of Level 3 Communications, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated March 8, 1999,
except for Note 20 as to which the date is March 18, 1999, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of RCN
Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for the
years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, which report is incorporated by
reference in the 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Level 3 Communications,
Inc. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
 
                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                                    
                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP     
 
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      
   April 14, 1999