Exhibit 23.1



                        Consent of Independent Auditors
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INTELCOM GROUP INC.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-4569) on Form S-4 of IntelCom Group (U.S.A.), Inc. and IntelCom Group Inc.
of our reports dated December 8, 1995, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of IntelCom Group Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1995 and
1994, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
September 30, 1995, and related schedule, which reports appear in the September
30, 1995 annual report on Form 10-K/A of IntelCom Group Inc. and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.



                                                           KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Denver, Colorado
June 24, 1996