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-2 of our report, dated May 8, 1998, except as to the information presented in Note 14, for which the date is May 15, 1998, on the financial statements of C-Phone Corporation as of February 28, 1998 and 1997 and for the three years ended February 28, 1998, which appears 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. /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP - ----------------------------------- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Raleigh, North Carolina December 10, 1998