EXHIBIT 23.1


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors
MicroTel International, Inc.


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Nos. 333-74281, 333-71035, 333-69571, 33-22518, 33-72926 and
333-12567) on Form S-8 of our report dated March 3, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of MicroTel
International, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph
regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.



                                                 /S/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP


Orange County, California
March 30, 2000