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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Symmetricom, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated July 21, 1999 (August 6,
1999 as to the second paragraph of Note I and August 30, 1999 as to Note L) and
our report dated September 20, 1999, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Symmetricom, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 1999.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Jose, California
June 2, 2000
