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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 4,
2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule, which appears in 8x8, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 2001.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
July 30, 2001

