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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., of our reports dated June 15, 1999 relating to
the financial statements of the Palo Alto Internet Exchange (a business of
Compaq Computer Corporation), which appear in such Registration Statement. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 10, 2001