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 220,000 shares of common stock 
for the Active Voice Corporation 1993 Stock Option 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