EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of ChatCom, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
ChatCom, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report, dated June 20, 1997 (which report
contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the ability of the Company to
continue as a going concern) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of
ChatCom, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 1997, as amended, incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration Statement, and
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Los Angeles, California
April 20, 1998