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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Amendment No. 1
to Form S-1 of our report dated June 12, 2000, except as to the second paragraph
of Note 1 which is as August 1, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial
statements of OmniSky Corporation, which appear in such Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and
"Selected Consolidated Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
August 2, 2000
