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<TYPE>EX-24.TXT
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<FILENAME>ex24marsch.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
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UTStarcom, Inc.

Limited Power of Attorney Securities Law Compliance

The undersigned, as an officer or director of UTStarcom, Inc.
(the Corporation), hereby constitutes and appoints Carmen Chang,
Thomas Savage, Valerie Barnett, Scott McCall, Susan Marsch, Mark
Green, Devang Shah and Viraj Patel, and each of them (each, an
Attorney and collectively, the Attorneys), as the undersigneds
true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to complete and
execute such Forms 144, 3, 4 and 5 and other forms (including
any amendments thereto) as such Attorney shall in his or her
discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the
Act), Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934 (as amended, the
Exchange Act) and the respective rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations,
as a consequence of the undersigneds ownership, acquisition or
disposition of or transactions in securities of the Corporation,
and to do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or
national association, the Corporation and such other person or
agency as the Attorney shall deem appropriate.  The undersigned
hereby approves, ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys
in fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The authority of the Attorneys under this Limited Power of
Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer
required to file such Forms 144, 3, 4 and 5 and other forms
(including any amendments thereto) as may be required pursuant
to the laws and regulations described above with regard to his or
her ownership, acquisition or disposition of or transactions in
securities of the Corporation, unless earlier revoked in writing.
The undersigned acknowledges that the Attorneys are not assuming
any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Rule 144
promulgated under the Act or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at Alameda, CA, this
17 day of February, 2009.


Signature

Print name
Susan Marsch

Witness

Signature

Type or print name
Joy Sceizina
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