Exhibit 23.6

                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  by reference in this  Registration  Statement of our report dated
March 17, 2000 (except  with respect to the matters  discussed in Note 12, as to
which the date is September 6, 2000) with regard to the financial  statements of
Lighthouse  Global  Network,  Inc. and  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and
1998,  and for the  year  ended  December  31,  1999,  and for the  period  from
September  4, 1998  (commencement  of  operations)  through  December  31, 1998,
included in the Form 6-K filed by Cordiant  Communication Group plc on September
25,  2000,  and to all  references  to our Firm  included  in this  Registration
Statement.



Arthur Andersen LLP


Chicago, Illinois
September 25, 2000