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Exhibit 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1998 Incentive Equity Plan (As Amended
and Restated as of April 28, 2000) of The Lamson & Sessions Co. of our report
dated February 7, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of The Lamson & Sessions Co. included in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended January 1, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
December 5, 2000
