Exhibit 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
   
   We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 333-72935) of our reports, dated February 24, 1999 except for note 12, as
to which the date is April 6, 1999, on our audit of the financial statements
and the financial statement schedule of Latitude Communications, Inc. We also
consent to the references to our firm under the caption "Experts" and "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data."     
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Jose, California
   
April 16, 1999