EX-23.1 3 a2145433zex-23_1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 2004 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders of UTStarcom, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in UTStarcom Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 27, 2004 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/  PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

San Francisco, California
November 16, 2004

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM