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
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    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Raleigh, North Carolina
December 10, 1998