CONSENT OF BDO SEIDMAN, LLP,
                    INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors
MicroTel International, Inc.


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Nos. 333-74281, 333-71035, 333-69571, 333-12567, 33-22518,
33-27454, 33-77926, 33-32271 and 33-32771) on Form S-8 of our report dated
March 3, 2000, except as to the penultimate paragraph of Note 9 which is as
of January 22, 2001, relating to the consolidated financial statements and
consolidated financial statement schedule of MicroTel International, Inc.
appearing in Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph
regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.



                                                     /S/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP



Orange County, California
April 6, 2001