Exhibit 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors
Intelect Communications, Inc.

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-______) of our report dated March 27, 1998, included in Intelect
Communications, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, and to
all references to our firm included in this registration statement.


                                      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Dallas, Texas
August 11, 1998