Exhibit 23.1

                          Independent Auditors' Consent
                          -----------------------------


The Board of Directors
Electric Lightwave, Inc.



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement (No.
33-56243) on Form S-8, in the Registration Statement (No. 333-61009) on Form S-8
of Electric Lightwave,  Inc. of our reports dated March 8, 2001, relating to the
balance sheets of Electric Lightwave, Inc. as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and
the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficiency) and cash
flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended  December 31, 2000,
and the related  schedule,  which reports appear in the December 31, 2000 annual
report on Form 10-K of Electric Lightwave, Inc.



                                                        KPMG LLP


New York, New York
March 8, 2001