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 are included in the 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 19, 2000
