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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-8 of our report dated February 29, 2000, except for Note 10,
as to which the date is March 16, 2000 relating to the financial statements,
which appears in Rhythms NetConnections Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated February 29, 2000 relating to the financial
statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Denver, Colorado
June 8, 2000
