Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Covista Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") on Form S-4 of our
report dated April 11, 2001 (April 24, 2001 as to Note 21c.), appearing in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2001, as
amended by Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 on Form 10-K/A, and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
September 18, 2001