CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of General DataComm Industries, Inc. of our report dated
October 29, 1999, except for Note 7 and Note 16, for which the date is December
31, 1999, relating to the consolidated financial statements of General DataComm
Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries which is incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated October 29, 1999,
except for Note 7 and Note 16 for which the date is December 31, 1999, relating
to the financial statement schedules, which appear on this Form 10-K. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
December 20, 2000
