Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of RCN Corporation on Form S-3, of our report dated
March 8, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements which
appears in the RCN Corporation 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."
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 1, 2000
