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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4
Amendment No. 1 of Leap Wireless International, Inc. of our report dated April
30, 1999 except for Note 1, as to which the date is October 15, 1999, relating
to the consolidated financial statements of Orrengrove Investments Ltd. and
Subsidiaries (a Development Stage Company), which appears in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

McLean, Virginia
June 28, 2000