General Electric Company
                                3135 Easton Turnpike
                                Fairfield, CT 06431





April 22, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

RE:      General Electric Company
         Registration Statement on Form S-3
         Registration No. 333-85924

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), General Electric Company (the "Registrant") hereby
requests the withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form S-3, together with
all exhibits thereto (Registration No. 333-85924), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on April 9, 2002 (the "Registration
Statement").

Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Registrant proposed to register
23,770,662 shares of its Common Stock, par value $.06 per share (the "Common
Stock"), to be issued to certain shareholders of Telemundo Communications Group,
Inc. ("Telemundo") in connection with the Registrant's acquisition of Telemundo
pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of October 11, 2001. The
Registrant desires to withdraw the Registration Statement because no shares of
Common Stock were issued to the shareholders of Telemundo at the consummation of
the acquisition of Telemundo. The Registration Statement was never declared
effective and no securities were sold under the Registration Statement.
Accordingly, the Registrant requests that an order granting the withdrawal of
the Registration Statement be issued by the Commission as soon as possible.

The Registrant also requests in accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities
Act that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the
Registration Statement be credited for future use for the Registrant's account.

If you have any questions  regarding the foregoing  application  for withdrawal,
please contact Robert E. Healing, Esq., Corporate Counsel, at (203) 373-2243.


                            Very truly yours,

                            GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

                        By: /s/ Robert E. Healing
                            --------------------------------
                            Name: Robert E.Healing
                            Title: Corporate Counsel