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Exhibit 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 28, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of EarthLink, Inc. and its subsidiary,
which appears in EarthLink, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 7,
2000, of our report dated March 28, 2000 relating to the supplemental
consolidated combined financial statements of EarthLink, Inc. and its
subsidiary and of our report dated March 15, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of EarthLink Network, Inc. and its
subsidiary, which appear in EarthLink, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999, and of our report dated June 16, 1998
relating to the statement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed of the
Sprint Internet Passport Business acquired by EarthLink Network, Inc., which
appears in EarthLink Network, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October
14, 1999. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Century City, California
October 11, 2000
