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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.8

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Herrn
Dr. Henning F. Klose
Vorsitzender des Vorstands
TelDaFax AG
Postfach 22 06

35010 Marburg


We hereby consent to the use in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus constituting a
part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated August 2,
2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements of TelDaFax AG, which is
contained in that Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.

Wiesbaden, August 2, 2000

BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand
Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft

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