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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-72179) pertaining to the Prodigy Communications Corporation 1999
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-72181) pertaining to the Prodigy Communications Corporation 1999 Outside
Director Stock Option Plan and the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-72183) pertaining to the Prodigy Communications Corporation 1996 Stock
Option Plan of our report dated March 3, 2000, with respect to the 1999
consolidated financial statements of FlashNet Communications, Inc. incorporated
by reference in Prodigy Communications Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Fort Worth, Texas
June 12, 2000
