EXHIBIT 23.1

  
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of VTEL Corporation of our report dated September 24, 1997
appearing on page 28 of VTEL  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended July 31, 1997.
  


/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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Austin, Texas
January 14, 1998




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