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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 18, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear
in WorldGate Communications Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 14, 2000



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