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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 25, 2000, relating to the
financial statements of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., which appears
in Leap Wireless International, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment
No. 2 for the year ended August 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to
us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mexico City, Mexico
September 7, 2000