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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                     CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 24, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in UTStarcom, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 24, 2001 relating to
the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California
June 19, 2001
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