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Exhibit 23(a)
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 19, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 1999
Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in United
Technologies Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
December 13, 2000
