Exhibit 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-8) pertaining to the registration of 150,000 shares of common stock 
for the Active Voice Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our 
report dated May 3, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial 
statements and schedule of Active Voice Corporation included in its Annual 
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1996, filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Seattle, Washington 
June 28, 1996