EX-23.1 3 exhibit231a.htm EXHIBIT 23.1-CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNT EXHIBIT 23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report, included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement File Nos. 33-41806, 33-42845, 33-42846, 33-48404, 33-61494, 33-64202, 33-64204, 33-95616, 333-11201, 333-11199, 333-36009, 333-36007, 333-56685, 333-78765, 333-78769, 333-43172, 333-43170 and 333-27733.

/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

March 28, 2001