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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-3 of our report dated October 29, 1999, except as to Note
16, which is as of December 8, 1999, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Digital Island, Inc., which appears in Digital Island, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated October 29, 1999
relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the references to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
July 14, 2000
