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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333- 4290) of our report dated January 29, 1997, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Tollgrade
Communications Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, which report is
incorporated by reference or included in this Form 10-K.

/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 19, 1997