Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors
The WideCom Group Inc.

      We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in the  Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration  Statement of our report dated June 14,
1996,  relating to the  consolidated  financial  statements of The WideCom Group
Inc.,  appearing in the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 1996.

      We also consent to the reference to us under the caption  "Experts" in the
Prospectus.




/s/  BDO Dunwoody
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BDO Dunwoody
Chartered Accountants
(Internationally BDO Binder)

Toronto, Canada
January 31, 1997