Exhibit 23.1


                 Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-44337) pertaining to the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan of CTC Communications Corp. and the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-17613) pertaining to the
1996 Stock Option Plan of CTC Communications Corp. of our report
dated May 12, 1997, with respect to the financial statements and
schedule of CTC Communications Corp. included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1997.


                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                           ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
June 20, 1997