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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated January 14, 2002 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules, which
appear in UTStarcom, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California
February 8, 2002

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