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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 of MDU Communications International, Inc. of our
independent auditors' report dated December 3, 1999 on its consolidated
balance sheets as at September 30, 1999 and 1998 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year
ended September 30, 1999, the period from inception of the development stage
to September 30, 1999 and the period from inception March 26, 1998 to
September 30, 1998 which appears in said Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts."
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
June 30, 2000
