EXHIBIT 23.1



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Primus  Telecommunications Group, Incorporated on Form S-8 of our report dated
February 12, 1998, except for Note 15 as to which the date is March 8, 1998,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Primus Telecommunications Group,
Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 1997.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Washington, DC
June 8, 1998