EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. of our reports dated January 29,
2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Advanced Fibre
Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and comprehensive
income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2001, and the related schedule, which reports appear, or are
incorporated by reference, in the December 31, 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. Our reports on the consolidated financial
statements refers to a change in accounting for derivative instruments and
hedging activities in 2001.



/s/ KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California
May 20, 2002