EXHIBIT 23.1
                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
   
    We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
333-35557 of Telecommunications Income Fund XI, L.P. of our reports dated
September 4, 1997 related to Telecommunications Income Fund XI, L.P. and March
18, 1997 related to Berthel Fisher & Company Leasing, Inc. (General Partner),
appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
    
 
    We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
 
   
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
    
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
December 18, 1997