EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Talk.com Inc.
Reston, Virginia
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 7, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Talk.com Inc. and subsidiaries
(the "Company") appearing in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K and
10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
New York, New York
December 19, 2000