EXHIBIT 23.4
 
               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
 
    We have issued our reports dated February 24, 1998, accompanying the
financial statements of New Frontier Communications, Inc. contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the
aforementioned reports in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."
 
   
/s/ Johnson, Miller & Co.
Odessa, Texas
June 24, 1998