Exhibit 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
AirGate PCS, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated December 13, 2004, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of AirGate PCS, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
September 30, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended September 30, 2004, and the related financial statement
schedule, incorporated herein by reference. We consent to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
January 19, 2005