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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23
 
                        CONSENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors
The WideCom Group Inc.
 
   
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated July 4,
1997, relating to the consolidated financial statements of The WideCom Group
Inc., appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 1997. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption
"Experts" in this Form S-3 Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of The WideCom Group
Inc.
    
 
                                          /s/ BDO DUNWOODY
 
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                                          BDO Dunwoody
                                          Chartered Accountants
                                          (Internationally BDO Binder)
 
Toronto, Canada
   
March 4, 1998