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Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Accountants
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 20, 2000,
relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule, which appears in PSINet Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Washington, DC
July 14, 2000
