Exhibit 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  of our reports  dated March 27, 1998 on UIH  Australia/Pacific,  Inc.
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, into previously filed  Registration
Statement File No. 333-37651.


                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Denver, Colorado
March 27, 1998