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 30, 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
May 2, 1999