

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated May 1, 1998 on the consolidated financial statements of Patton
Management  Corporation  included in this current report on Form 8-K,  Amendment
No. 2, into Able Telcom Holding Corp.'s previously filed Registration Statements
Nos. 333-04377 and 333-22105.


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
July 24, 1998

