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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-46122, 333-46732 and 333-46826) of The
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (formerly known as The New D&B Corporation) 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
Information Statement in The New D&B Corporation's Registration Statement on
Form 10/A-3, which Information Statement is included in this Current Report on
Form 8-K of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation dated October 3, 2000.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-46122, 333-46732 and 333-46826) of The Dun &
Bradstreet Corporation (formerly known as The New D&B Corporation), of our
report dated June 8, 2000, relating to the financial statement of The New D&B
Corporation and its subsidiary at June 8, 2000, which appears in the Information
Statement in The New D&B Corporation's Registration Statement on Form 10/A-3,
which Information Statement is included in this Current Report on Form 8-K of
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation dated October 3, 2000.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
October 3, 2000
