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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our reports dated February 10, 2000 accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Winstar Communications, Inc. and
subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 1999 which are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus of the aforementioned reports and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
New York, New York
July 6, 2000
