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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 14, 2000, with respect to the financial
statements and schedule of FirstCom Corporation included in the Registration
Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus of AT&T Latin America Corp. for the
registration of 35,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Miami, Florida
August 2, 2000
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated November 26, 1999, with respect to the financial
statements of Netstream Telecom Ltda. included in the Registration Statement
(Form S-1) and related Prospectus of AT&T Latin America Corp. for the
registration of 35,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock.
Ernst & Young Auditores Independentes S.C.
/s/ Pedro L. Siqueira Farah
Pedro L. Siqueira Farah
Partner
Sao Paulo, Brazil
August 3, 2000
