

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2





                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8)  pertaining  to the  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan of 360  Communications
Company of our report dated February 14, 1997, with respect to the  consolidated
financial  statements  and  schedule  of Kansas  City SMSA  Limited  Partnership
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended  December 31, 1996,
filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  The financial  statements
referred to above are not included in the Form 10-K.



                                                      Ernst & Young LLP

San Antonio, Texas
March 27, 1997
