Independent Auditors' Consent
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated February 29, 2000, with respect
to the balance sheet of U.S. Communications, Inc., as of December 31, 1999, and
the related statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the
year then ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Arguss Communications,
Inc. dated June 9, 2000.
/s/ REDW LLC
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REDW LLC (formerly Rogoff Erickson Diamond & Walker, LLP)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 6, 2000