Exhibit 23.7



                       [LETTERHEAD OF BDO SEIDMAN, L.L.P.]


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


   
We consent to the inclusion in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of
Geotek Communications, Inc. on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 33-62333) of our report dated
March 18, 1994 on our audits of the financial statements of European Gateway
Acquisition Corp. as of December 31, 1993 and for the period then ended. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".


/s/ BDO Seidman, L.L.P. 
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BDO SEIDMAN, L.L.P. 

New York, New York 
October 13, 1995