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Exhibit 23.1
[FRIEDMAN ALPREN & GREEN LLP LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 9278 COMMUNICATIONS INC.
We consent to the use of our report dated January 24, 2000, except
for Note 9, as to which the date is March 2, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheet of 9278 COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY as of
December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes
in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year
period ended December 31, 1999, which report is included herein and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" and "Selected Financial
Data" in the prospectus.
/s/ Friedman Alpren & Green LLP
Friedman Alpren & Green LLP
New York, New York
June 15, 2000
