EXHIBIT 23.3


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in 
the Registration Statement (Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 No. 
333-33523), and related prospectus of ARDIS Telecom & Technologies, Inc. 
(formerly Canmax Inc.), pertaining to the registration of 863,364 shares of 
its common stock, and to the incorporation by reference therein, of our 
report dated December 18, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial 
statements of ARDIS Telecom & Technologies, Inc. included in its Annual 
Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended October 31, 1998, filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Dallas, Texas
April 6, 1999






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