EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF RUSSELL & ATKINS, PLC


      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 and related prospectus of Capital Growth
Systems, Inc. for the registration of 8,104,893 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation therein of: (A) our report dated April 28, 2004 with
respect to the financial statements of Capital Growth Systems, Inc. as of
December 31, 2003 and May 31, 2003 and for the seven-month period ending
December 31, 2003, the years ended May 31, 2003 and May 31, 2002, and the period
from September 29, 1999 (inception) to December 31, 2003; and (B) our report
dated May 3, 2004 with respect to the financial statements of Nexvu
Technologies, LLC as of December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and for the
years then ended and the period from February 28, 2002 (inception) through
December 31, 2003.


/s/ Russell & Atkins, PLC
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Russell & Atkins, PLC


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 14, 2005