Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

          We consent to the incorporation by reference, in the Registration
          Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Teligent, Inc. 1997 Stock
          Incentive Plan, of our report dated March 4, 1997, with respect
          to the financial statements of Teligent, L.L.C. included in the
          Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-37381) of Teligent,
          Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                        Ernst & Young LLP


          Vienna, Virginia
          January 23, 1998