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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference of our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of ATX
Telecommunications Services, Inc. for the registration of 60,000,000 shares of
its common stock and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March
3, 2000 with the respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule
of CoreComm Limited included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
August 15, 2000
