CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

General DataComm Industries, Inc.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in 
Registration Statement No. 33-37266 on Form S-8 of our 
report dated June 13, 1994 appearing in this Annual Report 
on Form 11-K of the General DataComm Industries, Inc. 
Retirement Savings and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.

Hartford, Connecticut
June 13, 1994