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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-8 of our report dated May 1, 1997, except for note 4, which
is as of May 15, 1997, which appears on page F-2 of the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 dated July 2, 1997 of 8x8, Inc., which is incorporated in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8. We also consent to the application of such
report to the Financial Statement Schedule for the three years ended March 31,
1997, listed under Item 16(b) of the Registration Statement on Form S-1, when
such schedule is read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to
in our report. The audits referred to in such report also included this
schedule.



Price Waterhouse LLP
San Jose, California
July 8, 1997


