EXHIBIT 23.1



                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



MicroTel International, Inc.
Rancho Cucamonga, California



         We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of
this Registration Statement of our report dated March 3, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of MicroTel
International, Inc., which is contained in that Prospectus. Our report contains
an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.



         We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in
the prospectus.




                                                            /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP



Orange County, California
June 8, 2000