Exhibit 23.2


                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
AirGate PCS, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of AirGate PCS, Inc. and subsidiaries of our reports dated November 9,
2001, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AirGate PCS, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the
years ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the nine months ended September 30,
1999, and the related financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the
September 30, 2001, annual report on Form 10-K of AirGate PCS, Inc. and
subsidiaries.

                                                   /s/ KPMG LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
March 27, 2002