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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
MicroTel International, Inc.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Nos. 333-74281, 333-71035, 333-69571, 33-22518, 33-72926 and
333-12567) on Form S-8 of our report dated March 3, 2000, except as to the
penultimate paragraph of Note 9 which is as of November 17, 2000, relating to
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of
MicroTel International, Inc. appearing in Amendment No.2 to the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. Our report contains an
explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
Orange County, California
December 29, 2000
