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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
July 19, 2000
