EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in Form S-8 of our report dated August 31, 2003 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eagle Broadband, Inc. for the year ended August 31, 2003. //S//McManus & Company, PC. - --------------------------- McManus & Company, PC Rockaway, New Jersey July 26, 2004