Exhibit j(1)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement No. 811-3785 on Form N-1A of Fidelity Advisor Series I, of our reports each dated January 9, 2002 appearing in the Annual Reports to Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund, Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund, Fidelity Advisor Equity Value Fund, Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund, Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund, Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Stock Fund, Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund, Fidelity Advisor Strategic Growth Fund, and Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund for the year ended November 30, 2001.

We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Auditor" in the Statement of Additional Information, which are a part of such Registration Statement.

/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 23, 2002