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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Viatel, Inc. of our report dated April 19, 2000
relating to the financial statements of New Comms.UK (a fully integrated
business of AT&T Corp.), also referred to in this Registration Statement as
"AT&T Communications UK, Ltd" and "AT&T UK", as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
and for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, which appears in the Viatel,
Inc. Report on Form 8-K/A dated May 12, 2000. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers
London, United Kingdom
June 30, 2000
