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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated February 11, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31,
1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Flag Investors Communications Fund,
Inc., which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights", and "Counsel and Independent Auditors" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
September 28, 2000
