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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3


                       Consent of Independent Accountants


        We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of  SpectraSite  Holdings,  Inc. of (i) our report  dated
February  4, 1999,  except for the fourth  paragraph  in Note 3, as to which the
date is June 17, 1999,  relating to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of
WesTower  Corporation and its  subsidiaries as of September 30, 1998 and for the
seven  months  ended  September  30, 1998 and (ii) our report dated May 21, 1999
relating  to  the  financial  statements  of  Summit  Communications,  LLC as of
September 30, 1998 and for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 which appear
in the Current  Report on Form 8-K dated August 18, 2000. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Seattle, Washington
January 9, 2001