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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-
34770 of PaeTec Corp. of our reports dated March 22, 2000 and May 29, 1998
appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement, and
to the references to us under the headings "Summary Consolidated Financial and
Operating Data", "Selected Financial and Operating Data", and "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our
aforementioned report dated March 22, 2000 also included the consolidated
financial statement schedule of PaeTec Corp., listed in Item 16. This
consolidated financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in
relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Rochester, New York
October 18, 2000
