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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 statements 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.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
September 27, 2000
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