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                                  Exhibit 23.3
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of VoiceStream Wireless Corporation of our report dated
February 4, 2000 included in Powertel, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999 which is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of VoiceStream Wireless Corporation dated
October 4, 2000.

/s/  Arthur Andersen LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
January 12, 2001