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.
333-56243) on Form S-8 and in the Registration Statement (No. 333-61009) on Form
S-8 of Electric Lightwave,  Inc. of our report dated March 6, 2002, with respect
to the balance  sheets of Electric  Lightwave,  Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and
2000,   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, 2001, and the related financial  statement  schedule,  which report
appears  in the  December  31,  2001  annual  report  on Form  10-K of  Electric
Lightwave, Inc.



                                                        KPMG LLP


New York, New York
March 6, 2002