Exhibit j(1)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to the Registration Statement on Form
N-1A of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust: Fidelity Investment Grade Bond
Fund and Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund of our reports dated June 2,
2000, and Fidelity High Income Fund and Spartan Government Income Fund
of our reports dated June 8, 2000 on the financial statements and
financial highlights included in the April 30, 2000 Annual Reports to
Shareholders of Fidelity High Income Fund, Fidelity Investment Grade
Bond Fund, Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund, and Spartan Government
Income Fund.
We further consent to the references to our Firm under the headings
"Financial Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Auditor" in the
Statements of Additional Information.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 20, 2000
