EXHIBIT 23.01

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-91187) of WESCO International, Inc. of our report
dated May 9, 2003 relating to the financial statements of the WESCO
Distribution, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 24, 2003



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