EXHIBIT 23.1





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  registration  statement on
Form S-3 (File No.  333-25273) of our report dated May 8, 1997, on our audits of
the  financial  statements  of C-Phone  Corporation  as of February 28, 1997 and
February  29, 1996 , and for the three years in the period  ended  February  28,
1997,  appearing in the C-Phone Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended  February  28, 1997.  We also consent to the  reference to our
firm under the caption "Experts".
    



Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.


   
Raleigh, North Carolina
June 3, 1997
    

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