EXHIBIT 23.3
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of our report dated March 30, 1995, relating to the financial
statements of Teledial America, Inc. (d/b/a U.S. Signal Corporation) appearing
in Form 8-K of LCI International, Inc. dated December 17, 1995.
 
    We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
                                                            /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
 
Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 6, 1997