




                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-1378)  pertaining  to the  360  Communications  Company  Retirement
Savings  Plan of our report dated May 29,  1998,  with respect to the  financial
statements and schedules of the 360  Communications  Company  Retirement Savings
Plan included in this Annual  Report (Form 11-K) for the period ending  December
31, 1997.


                                                      Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
June 24, 1998

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