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                                                                    Exhibit 23.8





June 14, 2004



To the Board of Directors of Larscom, Inc.

We hereby consent to the reference to Standard & Poor's Corporate Value
Consulting in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Verilink Corporation
("Verilink") and Larscom, Inc. ("Larscom") dated June 14, 2004 in the context of
our rendering of an opinion (the "Opinion") to the Board of Directors of Larscom
regarding the fairness, from a financial point-of-view, of the exchange ratio
negotiated in the merger of Verilink and Larscom (the "Transaction").

Our Opinion is intended for the information and assistance of the Board of
Directors of Larscom in connection with its consideration of the Transaction. In
giving such consent, we do not admit and we hereby disclaim that we come within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we thereby admit that we
are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the
meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder.


Yours sincerely,

/s/ Standard & Poor's Corporate Value Consulting

Standard & Poor's Corporate Value Consulting



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