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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.7

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our reports
and to all references to our firm included in or made part of the Registration
Statement on form S-4 of Golden Sky DBS, Inc. (File No. 333-76413) of which this
Exhibit forms a part.

                                        CURTIS BLAKELY & CO., P.C.

                                        /s/ Curtis Blakely & Co., P.C.
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Longview, Texas
July 9, 1999