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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this amended
Registration Statement on Form S-3 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 amended
Registration Statement as "Comms 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 amended Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
London, United Kingdom
September 8, 2000
