EXHIBIT 23(C)


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.:

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report dated March 24, 1997 included in this Form 10-K, into the
Company's previously filed Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 33-35054, Form
S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-61295, Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
33-22866, Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-36986, Form S-8 Registration
Statement No. 33-53559, Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-69824, Form S-8
Registration No. 333-34771, Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-34785 and
Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-34787. It should be noted that we have
performed no audit procedures subsequent to March 24, 1997, the date of our
report. Furthermore, we have not made an audit of any financial statements of
RHP as of any date or for any period subsequent to December 31, 1996, the date
of the latest financial statements covered by our report.




                                            PRASETIO, UTOMO & CO.

Jakarta, Indonesia
June 30, 1998