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                                  Exhibit 23.2

          Consent of Independent Accountants, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Applied Digital Access, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated January 18, 1997 on
our audits of the financial statements and financial statement schedule of
Applied Digital Access, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, which report is included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Applied Digital Access, Inc. for the year ended December
31, 1996.






/s/  COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

San Diego, California
March 16, 1998