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Exhibit 23.5
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of USN Communications, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
CoreComm Merger Sub, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated March 9, 1998,
relating to the consolidated financial statements of USN Communications, Inc.
and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1997, appearing in CoreComm
Limited's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 90113). We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" which is part of this
Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
August 15, 2000
