EXHIBIT 23
                                                                                


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-
44429 on Form S-8 and in Registration Statement No. 333-30799 on Form S-3 of our
report dated February 12, 1998, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
of Comverse Technology, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997.



/S/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


New York, New York
April 24, 1998