EXHIBIT 23.4

The Honorable Mayor and Member of the Assembly
Municipality of Anchorage Telephone Utility Fund

We consent to the use of our report dated February 19, 1999 on the balance sheet
of the Municipality of Anchorage Telephone Utility Fund as of December 31, 1998
and 1997, and the related statements of revenues, expenses and changes in
retained earnings, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1998, included herein and to the reference to our firm under
the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. Our report contains a paragraph which
emphasizes that the financial statements represent the financial position and
results of operations of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, Telephone
Utility Fund and not the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska taken as a whole.

                                          KPMG LLP


Anchorage, Alaska
September 22, 1999