Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors 
MicroTel International, Inc.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statements (Nos. 333-74281, 333-71035, 333-69571, 33-22518, 33-72926 and 
333-12567) on Form S-8 of our report dated February 19, 1999, except as to 
the penultimate paragraph of Note 14 and the second paragraph of Note 16 
which are as of March 1, 1999, relating to the consolidated financial 
statements and financial statement schedule of MicroTel International, Inc. 
appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 1998.


                                       BDO Seidman, LLP


Orange County, California
March 30, 1999