



                                                                    Exhibit 23.5




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the inclusion of this Form 10-K of 360  Communications  Company of
our  report  dated  March 6,  1998 on our  audit of the  consolidated  financial
statements of the Orlando SMSA Limited  Partnership as of and for the year ended
December 31, 1997; such financial statements are not included separately in this
Form 10-K.


                                                        Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Atlanta, Georgia
March 25, 1998


