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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of MDU Communications International, Inc. (the Company) on Form S-8 of our
report dated December 3, 1999 included on Page 14 of the Annual Report on Form
10-KSB/A of the Company for the year ended September 30, 1999 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2000.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
September 15, 2000
