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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

North American DataCom, Inc.
Iuka, Mississippi

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated September 18, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of North American DataCom, Inc., which is
contained in that Prospectus. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph
regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.



                                /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
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                                BDO Seidman, LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
December 7, 2000