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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 1, 2007 relating to the
financial statements, financial statement schedule, management's assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, of Akamai
Technologies, Inc., which appears in Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



                                           /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                           Boston, Massachusetts
                                           March 27, 2007








