Exhibit 99(g)


     I hereby consent to the use of my name in the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of Chorus and Mid-Plains and any amendment thereto, as the same
appears therein under the caption "Directors and Management of Chorus
Following the Mergers" with respect to my becoming an executive officer of
Chorus.


March 14, 1997                       /s/ Fredrick E. Urben            
   
                           
                                        Fredrick E. Urben