EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-44337) pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan of CTC Communications Group, Inc. (as successor to CTC Communications
Corp.), the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-17613) pertaining to the
1996 Stock Option Plan of CTC Communications Group, Inc., the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-68767) pertaining to the 1998 Incentive Plan, the
1996 Stock Option Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of CTC
Communications Group, Inc., the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-
93735) pertaining to the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee
Directors, the 1998 Incentive Plan and the 1993 Stock Option Plan, and the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-44002) pertaining to the 2000
Flexible Stock Plan of CTC Communications Group, Inc., of our report dated
February 15, 2001 (except for Notes 4 and 6, as to which the date is March
14, 2001), with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule
of CTC Communications Group, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the nine months ended December 31, 2000.


                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 28, 2001