INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




We consent to incorporation by reference into the registration statement on Form
S-3 of MAX  Internet  Communications,  Inc. of our report dated August 13, 1999,
relating   to  the   consolidated   financial   statements   of   MAX   Internet
Communications,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as of June 30,  1999 and for the years
ended June 30, 1998 and 1999,  which report  appears in the June 30, 1999 annual
report on Form 10-KSB of MAX Internet Communications, Inc.

                                                 /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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                                                     Grant Thornton LLP


Dallas, Texas
February 29, 2000




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