EXHIBIT 23.3
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1
to the 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
November 6, 1997