CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the Statement of Additional Information
constituting part of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
Statement No. 333-81393 on Form N-4 (the "Registration Statement") of (1) our
report dated February 5, 2001 relating to the financial statements of Separate
Account A of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States for the
year ended December 31, 2000, and (2) our report dated February 5, 2001 relating
to the consolidated financial statements of The Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the United States for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus of our reports dated February
5, 2001 appearing on page F-1 and page F-47 of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Custodian and Independent Accountants" in the Statement of Additional
Information and "About our independent accountants" in the Prospectus.


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/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
April 19, 2001