


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration   Statement  (Form  S-3)  and  related  Prospectus  of  360(Degree)
Communications  Company for the  registration of $500,000,000 of debt securities
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 29, 1996
with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements,  schedule and Selected
Proportionate  Operating  Results  of  360(Degree)  Communications  Company  and
Subsidiaries  included  in its  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K) for the year  ended
December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
February 3, 1997

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