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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
    
 
   
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
    
 
   
The Board of Directors
    
   
NorthWestNet, Inc.:
    
 
   
     We consent to the use of our report relating to the financial statements of
NorthWestNet, Inc. as of June 30, 1996 and for the six months ended June 30,
1996 and the eight months ended February 28, 1997, and the financial statements
of NorthWest Academic Computing Consortium, Inc. as of June 30, 1995 and for the
year ended June 30, 1995 and the six months ended December 31, 1995, included
herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
    
 
   
                                            /s/  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
    
   
                                            KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
    
 
   
Seattle, Washington
    
   
August 12, 1998