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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 25, 2000, except for Note 14,
as to which the date is February 28, 2000, relating to the consolidated
financial statements, which appears in Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report relating to the financial statement
schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 1, 2000