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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                  Consent of Independent Chartered Accountants

We hereby consent to the inclusion in The WideCom Group Inc. Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1997, of our auditors' report dated July
4, 1997, and to the references to us in such Form 10-K.


/s/ BDO DUNWOODY
Chartered Accountants
(Internationally BDO Binder)

Toronto, Ontario
July 4, 1997


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