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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8, No. 333-10017 and 333-58403) pertaining to the ACT Teleconferencing,
Inc. Stock Option Plans of 1991 and 1996, of our report dated February 8, 2000,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of ACT
Teleconferencing, Inc. included in Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report (Form
10-KSB-A) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Denver, Colorado
May 18, 2000
