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<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Registration No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>13-3818604</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. employer<BR>
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<TD COLSPAN=5 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>4810 EASTGATE MALL<BR>
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121<BR>
858-228-2000</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=5 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC.<BR>
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=5 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>JAMES R. EDWARDS<BR>
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL<BR>
WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC.<BR>
4810 EASTGATE MALL<BR>
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121<BR>
858-228-2000<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
registration statement shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Rule&nbsp;462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="32%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities<BR>
to be registered<SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to<BR>
be registered<SUP>2</SUP></B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
registration fee</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock Par Value $.001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1,350,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$7.80<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$10,530,000.00</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,334.15</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%"><FONT SIZE=2>TOTALS</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1,350,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$10,530,000.00</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,334.15</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>1</SUP></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
securities to be registered are rights to purchase Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>2</SUP></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock
dividend or similar transaction.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>3</SUP></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. As to the shares under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan establishes
a purchase price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock, and, therefore, the price for shares under this plan is based upon 85% of the average of the high and low prices
of the Common Stock on June&nbsp;21, 2004, as reported on the NASDAQ National Market. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
3. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wireless Facilities,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company") hereby incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following documents: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's latest annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), containing audited financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year ended December&nbsp;26, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;8,
2004. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the registrant document referred to in
(a)&nbsp;above. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's registration statement filed under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
4. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Description of Securities  </I></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
5. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
6. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award or a corporation's board of directors to grant indemnification to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. The Company's amended and restated bylaws provides for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent permitted
by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the liability of its directors for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the
fullest extent under applicable law. The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. The Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
7. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exemption From Registration Claimed  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
8. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exhibits  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit Index. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (l)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURE    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San
Diego, State of California, on June&nbsp;24, 2004. </FONT></P>

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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ERIC DEMARCO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Eric DeMarco<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The officers and directors of Wireless Facilities,&nbsp;Inc. whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Eric DeMarco and Deanna Lund, and each
of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorney and agent, or their or his substitutes, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
June&nbsp;24, 2004. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ERIC DEMARCO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Eric DeMarco</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DEANNA LUND</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Deanna Lund</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MASOOD K. TAYEBI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Masood K. Tayebi, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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Executive Chairman and Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SCOTT ANDERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Scott Anderson</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BANDEL CARANO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Bandel Carano</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM HOGLUND</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William Hoglund</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SCOT JARVIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Scot Jarvis</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[LETTERHEAD
OF GRAY CARY WARE&nbsp;&amp; FREIDENRICH LLP]<BR>
4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1100, San Diego, CA 92121<BR>
Phone: 858-677-1400 Fax: 858-677-1401 www.graycary.com </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>June&nbsp;24,
2004 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Securities
and Exchange Commission<BR>
450 Fifth Street, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ladies
and Gentlemen: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
legal counsel for Wireless Facilities,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), we are rendering this opinion in connection with the registration under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, of up to 1,350,000 shares of the Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of purchase rights granted under the Wireless
Facilities,&nbsp;Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have examined all instruments, documents and records which we deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed
the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We express no
opinion concerning any law other than the corporation laws of the State of Delaware. As to matters of Delaware corporation law, we have based our opinion solely upon our examination of such laws and
the rules and regulations of the authorities administering such laws, all as reported in standard, unofficial compilations. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based
on such examination, we are of the opinion that the 1,350,000 shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise of purchase rights granted under the Plans are duly
authorized shares of the Company's Common Stock, and, when issued against receipt of the consideration therefor in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement referred to above and the use of our name wherever it appears in said Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Respectfully
submitted, </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>GRAY CARY WARE &amp; FREIDENRICH LLP</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>GRAY
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
Board of Directors<BR>
Wireless Facilities,&nbsp;Inc.: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
consent to the use of our report dated February&nbsp;13, 2004, except as to the third paragraph of Note&nbsp;5, the fifth paragraph of Note&nbsp;10 (a), and the third and fourth
paragraphs of Note&nbsp;17, which are as of March&nbsp;5, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Wireless Facilities,&nbsp;Inc. and subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2002
and 2003, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2003 and the related
financial statement schedule which report appears in the December&nbsp;31, 2003 annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K, incorporated herein by reference in the Form&nbsp;S-8
Registration Statement dated June&nbsp;24, 2004. Our report refers to a change to the Company's method of accounting for goodwill in 2002. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>San
Diego, California<BR>
June&nbsp;24, 2004 </FONT></P>

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