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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Optical Cable Corporation:

   We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

                                          /s/ KPMG LLP

Roanoke, Virginia
June 19, 2001
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