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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated November 10, 1999 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of QUALCOMM Incorporated,
which appears in QUALCOMM Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 1999.


/s/     PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

San Diego, California
March 21, 2000