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                                                               EXHIBIT 23.2(a)

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Directors of View Tech, Inc.:

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by 
reference in this registration statement of our reports dated December 20, 
1996 and February 17, 1998 included in View Tech, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the 
year ended December 31, 1997 and to all references to our Firm included in 
this registration statement.


                                               /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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                                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Los Angeles, California
June 18, 1998