EXHIBIT 23.1



                   CONSENT OF BDO SEIDMAN, LLP



Spectrum Information Technologies, Inc.
Purchase, New York


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference and inclusion
in the Prospectus constituting a part of the Registration
Statements listed on the accompanying index of our report dated
June 19, 1997, relating to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Spectrum Information Technologies, Inc. and
subsidiaries appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended March 31, 1997.




/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
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BDO Seidman, LLP



June 25, 1997






                       Index of Registration Statements



              Form                        Date
              ----                        ----
              S-8                         March 31, 1997
              S-8                         March 31, 1997
              S-8                         December 1, 1993
              S-3                         February 19,1993
              S-3                         November 3, 1992
              S-3                         October 15, 1992
              S-3                         August 31, 1992
              S-3                         July 9, 1992
              S-3                         May 28, 1992
              S-3                         May 28, 1992
              S-8                         January 23, 1992