CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Telegroup, Inc:


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Telegroup, Inc. of our report dated March 6, 1998,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Telegroup, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, and the related 
financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the December 31, 1997,
annual report on Form 10-K of Telegroup, Inc. and to the reference to our Firm
under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


                                     /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Lincoln, Nebraska
August 19, 1998