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EXHIBIT 23(a)
The Board of Directors
WorldPages.com, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report dated February 4, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets, of WorldPages.com, Inc. as of December 31, 1999
and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999
and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity, and cash flows, incorporated by reference herein and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration
Statement (Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 (No. 333-35430)) and related
prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
June 14, 2000
