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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated October 18, 1999 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statements schedule of Leap
Wireless International, Inc., which appear in Leap Wireless International,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1999. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated May 16, 2000
relating to the consolidated financial statements of Chase Telecommunications
Holdings, Inc., which appears in Leap Wireless International, Inc.'s Current
Report on Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 dated March 17, 2000. We also consent to
the reference to us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

San Diego, California
August 9, 2000