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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 report dated February 18, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in WorldGate Communications, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2000
