Exhibit j(1)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Statement
of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Variable Insurance Products
Fund: Service Class of Money Market Portfolio, of our report dated
February 10, 2000 on the financial statements included in the December
31, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Money Market Portfolio.
We further consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading
"Auditor" in the Statement of Additional Information.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 26, 2000