Exhibit 23.1



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors
FairPoint Communications, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 12, 2004, except as to Note 19,
which is as of January 28, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets
of FairPoint Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and
2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity (deficit), comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, incorporated herein by
reference. Our report refers to the Company's adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," as
of January 1, 2002 and to the Company's adoption of SFAS No. 150 "Accounting for
Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and
Equity" effective July 1, 2003.

 /s/ KPMG LLP

Omaha, Nebraska
February 14, 2005