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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of 
OpenROUTE Networks, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61545 and File No. 333-31055)
of our reports dated February 11, 1998, except as to the segment information 
for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 presented in Note 8, for which 
the date is March 26, 1999, on our audits of the consolidated financial 
statements and financial statement schedule of OpenROUTE Networks, Inc. as of 
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for the two years ended December 31, 1997 which 
reports are included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 
10-K.

                                                      PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 31, 1999