EXHIBIT 23.1

                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
infoUSA Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
333-37865, No. 333-82933, No. 33-91194, No. 333-77417, No. 333-43391, No.
33-59256, No. 333-73106 and No. 333-73092) on Form S-8 of infoUSA Inc. of our
reports dated January 18, 2002, except as to the third paragraph of note 8 which
is March 6, 2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2001 of infoUSA Inc. and subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of
income, shareholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each
of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2001, and related
schedule, which reports appears in the December 31, 2001, annual report on Form
10-K of infoUSA Inc.


                                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP
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                                                                        KPMG LLP

Omaha, Nebraska
March 27, 2002


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