
Exhibit 23.1       Consent of Ernst and Young, LLP

              Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
(Form S-8, No. 333-04377)pertaining to the 1995 Stock Option Plan of Able Telcom
Holding  Corp.  of our  report  dated  January  22,  1997,  except  for the last
paragraph  of Note 8 as to which the date is January 31,  1997,  with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schendule of Able Telcom Holding Corp.
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 31, 1996.

                                             /s/ Ernst and Young LLP
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West Palm Beach, Florida                     Ernst and Young LLP
February 7, 1997
