EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
The Board of Directors
VIALOG Corporation:
 
  We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
 
                                          /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
January 8, 1998