EXHIBIT 23



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated December 6, 2002, on the consolidated financial
statements of Xeta Technologies, Inc. as of October 31, 2002, included in the
Annual Report of Xeta Technologies, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended October
31, 2002. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in
the Registration Statements of Xeta Technologies, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No.
033-62173, effective August 28, 1995, and File No. 333-44544, effective August
25, 2000).


                                                GRANT THORNTON LLP


Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 29, 2003