



                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


              Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants



   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
One  to  the  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-3  No.  333-22105)  and  related
Prospectus of Able Telcom  Holding  Corp.  for the  registration  of ^ 1,600,000
shares of its common stock and to the  incorporation by reference therein of our
report  dated  January 22, 1997,  except for the last  paragraph of Note 5 as to
which the date is January 31, 1997, with respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements  and  schedule of Able Telcom  Holding  Corp.  included in its Annual
Report  (Form  10-K)  for the  year  ended  October  31,  1996,  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                                Ernst & Young LLP
West Palm Beach, Florida
^ April 29, 1997
    

