EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of MasTec, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-8 of our report dated
December 5, 1997 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of
MasTec, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, which report is incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
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COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Miami, Florida
February 27, 1998