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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
We consent to the incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan of WorldQuest
Networks, Inc. of our report dated March 1, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of WorldQuest Networks, Inc. included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
June 27, 2000
Dallas, Texas
