CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of General DataComm  Industries,  Inc. of our report dated
October 29, 1999,  except for Note 7 and Note 16, for which the date is December
31, 1999, relating to the consolidated  financial statements of General DataComm
Industries,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries  which is  incorporated  by reference in the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year  ended  September  30,  1999.  We also
consent to the  incorporation by reference of our report dated October 29, 1999,
except for Note 7 and Note 16 for which the date is December 31, 1999,  relating
to the financial  statement  schedules,  which appear on this Form 10-K. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading  "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


                                      /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Stamford, Connecticut
December 20, 2000