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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 2, 2000, except as to the
effect of the Distribution described in Note 2 which is as of June 15, 2000
and Note 15 which is as of May 17, 2000, relating to the consolidated
financial statement of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and its subsidiaries
at December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and for the three years ended
December 31, 1999 which appears in The New D&B Corporation's Registration
Statement on Form 10/A-3.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of our report dated June 27, 2000 relating to the financial
statements, which appears in the Annual Report of the Profit Participation
Plan of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation on Form 11-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
September 27, 2000
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