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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-8 of our report dated October 18, 1999 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Leap Wireless International, Inc., which is incorporated by
reference in Leap Wireless International, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended August 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated October 18, 1999 relating to the financial
statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of our report dated May 16, 2000 relating to the financial statements of
Chase Telecommunications Holdings, Inc., which appears in the Current Report on
Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 of Leap Wireless International, Inc. dated March 17,
2000.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Diego, California
June 21, 2000
