Exhibit 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
AirGate PCS, Inc.:

   We consent to the use of our reports included herein and incorporated by
reference herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts"
in the proxy statement/prospectus.

                                                       /s/ KPMG LLP
                                          _____________________________________

Atlanta, Georgia

October 16, 2001