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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 29, 2004, except for Note 21,
as to which the date is February 19, 2004 relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated January 29, 2004 relating to the financial
statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
March 11, 2004

