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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
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the 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
January 8, 2001
