Exhibit 10

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 21 to Registration Statement No. 33- 37103 on Form N-1A of our report dated
January 18, 2006, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
of Merrill Lynch Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (to be
renamed BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.) appearing in the
Annual Report on Form N-CSR of the Fund for the year ended November 30, 2005,
and to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the
Prospectus and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional
Information, which are parts of such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Princeton, New Jersey
September 25, 2006