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EXHIBIT 23.1


                             Consent of Independent
                          Certified Public Accountants


Board of Directors and Stockholders
FastComm Communications Corp.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-00263) of our report dated June 21, 1996 relating
to the financial statements and schedule of FastComm Communications Corp.
appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April
30, 1996.


                                    BDO Seidman, LLP

Washington, D.C.
July 24, 1996



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