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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
33-53562  and No.  333-50124  of Comdial  Corporation  on Form S-8 of our report
dated April 10, 2001, which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes
an  explanatory  paragraph  related  to the  restatement  described  in Note 18,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comdial  Corporation for the year
ended December 31, 2000.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Richmond, Virginia
April 20, 2001
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