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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 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 this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
May 23, 2000
