EXHIBIT 23

               Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

The Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Porta Systems Corp.
Syosset, New York


     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Prospectuses
constituting a part of the Registration  Statements (Reg. No. 333-68321) on Form
S-8 and (Reg.  No.  333-72369)  on Form S-8 of our report  dated March 13, 2003,
relating to the  consolidated  financial  statements of Porta Systems Corp.  and
subsidiaries  appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002. Our report contains an explanatory  paragraph regarding
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.


                              /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

                                BDO SEIDMAN, LLP


Melville, New York
March 28, 2003