Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-98859) of Lynch  Interactive  Corporation  pertaining to the 401(k)
Savings Plan of Lynch Interactive  Corporation and the Upper Peninsula Telephone
Company  401(k) Plan and Trust of our report dated March 14, 2003,  with respect
to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and schedules of Lynch  Interactive
Corporation  for the year ended December 31, 2002 included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.




                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
March 31, 2005