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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this PentaStar Communications, Inc. (the
"Company") Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the following: our report dated
March 24, 2000, on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December
31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for the year then ended; our report dated January 19,
2000, on the balance sheets of ICM Communications Integration, Inc. as of
October 25, 1999 and December 31, 1998, and the related statements of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the period from January 1,
1999 to October 25, 1999 and the year ended December 31, 1998; our report dated
February 2, 2000, on the balance sheets of DMA Ventures, Inc. d/b/a Access
Communications as of October 25, 1999 and December 31, 1998, and the related
statements of operations, shareholder's equity and cash flows for the period
from January 1, 1999 to October 25, 1999 and the year ended December 31, 1998,
all included in the Company's Form 10-K dated March 30, 2000 and to all
references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Denver, Colorado,
October 26, 2000.
