EXHIBIT 23.1





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
May 8, 1998,  except as to the  information  presented in Note 14, for which the
date is May 15,  1998,  appearing  on page F-1 of C-Phone  Corporation's  Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended  February 28, 1998.  We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Raleigh, North Carolina
August 13, 1998