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October 12, 2006

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Christian Sandoe

RE:

Fidelity Select Portfolios (the trust):

Consumer Staples Portfolio
Gold Portfolio
Materials Portfolio
Telecommunications Portfolio (the funds)

File Nos. 002-69972 and 811-03114

Post-Effective Amendment No. 83

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 8b-16 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Regulation S-T and Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, transmitted herewith on behalf of the trust is Post-Effective Amendment No. 83 to the trust's current effective Registration Statement on Form N-1A. This transmission contains a conformed signature page, the manually signed original of which, executed pursuant to Powers of Attorney dated June 14, 2001 and July 1, 2006, is maintained at the offices of the trust.

The principal purpose of this filing is to register new Advisor classes, Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class of the funds.

Please note that the cover page of the Prospectuses and SAIs contain the standard "red herring" legend called for by Rule 481 of Regulation C.

Pursuant to Rule 485(a), the trust elects an effective date of December 11, 2006. We request your comments by November 13, 2006.

Please contact Lillie Lucas at (617) 563-4234 in connection with any questions or comments regarding this filing.

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Sincerely,

/s/ Sarah Muller

Sarah Muller

Legal Product Group