
                                                               Exhibit 23.1





                            INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


          The Board of Directors
          Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc.


          We  consent  to  the  use  of  our report dated February 6, 1995,
          incorporated herein by reference  and  to  the  references to our
          firm  under  the headings "Information About Century  -  Selected
          Consolidated Operating  and  Financial Data" and "Experts" in the
          Prospectus.  Our report refers  to  changes  in  the  methods  of
          accounting  for  income  taxes  and postretirement benefits other
          than pensions in 1992.



          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



          Shreveport, Louisiana
          June 13, 1995



